{"id":142533,"date":"2025-04-02T14:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T19:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=142533"},"modified":"2025-04-02T16:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T21:29:27","slug":"gray-hairstreak-butterfly-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/gray-hairstreak-butterfly-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Gray Hairstreak Butterfly Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:2288px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Gray Hairstreak butterfly nectaring on an Upright Prairie Coneflower, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" title=\"Gray Hairstreak butterfly nectaring on an Upright Prairie Coneflower\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-142539\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Gray Hairstreak Butterfly Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Strymon melinus<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gray Hairstreak butterflies are small, delicate insects with slate-gray wings, one white-edged black line near the base of the hindwing, and a slender tail-like projection on the hindwing. Both sexes have similar markings, with subtle variations in underwing spotting.<\/li>\n<li>Gray Hairstreak butterflies are widespread residents across most of the U.S., southern Canada, Mexico, and Central America. Some northern populations migrate seasonally, while southern groups remain year-round.<\/li>\n<li>Gray Hairstreak butterflies thrive in open habitats including meadows, fields, gardens, roadsides, forest edges, and disturbed areas with flowering plants. They adapt well to urban and suburban environments.<\/li>\n<li>Gray Hairstreak caterpillars feed on flowers, fruits, and seeds of legumes (clovers, beans, peas) and mallows (cotton, hollyhock). Adults sip nectar from milkweed, dogbane, mint, and other small-flowered plants.<\/li>\n<li>Females lay single greenish-white eggs on flower buds or young fruits. Caterpillars hatch in 3\u20135 days, pupate in leaf litter after 2\u20133 weeks, and emerge as adults 1\u20132 weeks later. Multiple generations occur annually in warm climates.<\/li>\n<li>Gray Hairstreak butterflies are often called \u201cCommon Hairstreaks\u201d due to their widespread abundance.<\/li>\n<li>A group of hairstreaks can be called a \u201cflutter\u201d, \u201ckaleidoscope\u201d, or \u201cwing\u201d of butterflies<\/li>\n<li>The typical adult lifespan is 1\u20132 weeks, though some individuals may live up to 3\u20134 weeks under ideal conditions. Exact longevity records are undocumented for this species.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you enjoy viewing my Gray Hairstreak Butterfly photos. <i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-bug fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-iconcolor-hover:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-right:10px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2503.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gray Hairstreak butterfly on a wildflower, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2503.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2503-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2503-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2503-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2503-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2503.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/gray-hairstreak-butterfly-on-a-wildflower\/?portfolioCats=16352\">Gray Hairstreak butterfly on a wildflower<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/gray-hairstreak-butterfly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Gray Hairstreak Butterfly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Gray Hairstreak butterfly on a wildflower<\/p>\n<p>Location: Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/27\/2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-142547\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post flora-portfolios gray-hairstreak-butterfly-images fusion-col-spacing post-142547\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/upright-prairie-coneflower-and-a-gray-hairstreak-butterfly\/?portfolioCats=16352\" aria-label=\"Upright Prairie Coneflower and a Gray Hairstreak butterfly\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2452.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Upright Prairie Coneflower and a Gray Hairstreak butterfly, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2452.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2452-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2452-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2452-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2452-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2452.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/upright-prairie-coneflower-and-a-gray-hairstreak-butterfly\/?portfolioCats=16352\">Upright Prairie Coneflower and a Gray Hairstreak butterfly<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/flora-portfolios\/\" rel=\"tag\">Flora Portfolios<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/gray-hairstreak-butterfly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Gray Hairstreak Butterfly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Upright Prairie Coneflower and a Gray Hairstreak butterfly<\/p>\n<p>Location: Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/27\/2024<\/p>\n<p>Native<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-142544\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post flora-portfolios gray-hairstreak-butterfly-images fusion-col-spacing post-142544\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/gray-hairstreak-butterfly-nectaring-on-an-upright-prairie-coneflower\/?portfolioCats=16352\" aria-label=\"Gray Hairstreak butterfly nectaring on an Upright Prairie Coneflower\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gray Hairstreak butterfly nectaring on an Upright Prairie Coneflower, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2515.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/gray-hairstreak-butterfly-nectaring-on-an-upright-prairie-coneflower\/?portfolioCats=16352\">Gray Hairstreak butterfly nectaring on an Upright Prairie Coneflower<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/flora-portfolios\/\" rel=\"tag\">Flora Portfolios<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/gray-hairstreak-butterfly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Gray Hairstreak Butterfly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Gray Hairstreak butterfly nectaring on an Upright Prairie Coneflower<\/p>\n<p>Location: Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/27\/2024<\/p>\n<p>Native<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-142542\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post flora-portfolios gray-hairstreak-butterfly-images fusion-col-spacing post-142542\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/spring-gray-hairstreak-butterfly-on-a-upright-prairie-coneflower\/?portfolioCats=16352\" aria-label=\"Spring Gray Hairstreak butterfly on a Upright Prairie Coneflower\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2507.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spring Gray Hairstreak butterfly on a Upright Prairie Coneflower, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" 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https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2507-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gray-Hairstreak-Strymon-melinus-mia-mcpherson-2507.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/spring-gray-hairstreak-butterfly-on-a-upright-prairie-coneflower\/?portfolioCats=16352\">Spring Gray Hairstreak butterfly on a Upright Prairie Coneflower<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/flora-portfolios\/\" rel=\"tag\">Flora Portfolios<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/gray-hairstreak-butterfly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Gray Hairstreak Butterfly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Spring Gray Hairstreak butterfly on a Upright Prairie Coneflower<\/p>\n<p>Location: Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/27\/2024<\/p>\n<p>Native<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-142536\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post flora-portfolios gray-hairstreak-butterfly-images fusion-col-spacing post-142536\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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