Wow, thank you so much. It was pretty amazing - the little guy was so intent on the flower I took pictures for about 10 minutes, before it was so hot I had to stop (it was about 95 degrees that morning!)
Gray hairstreak butterfly by: Moni
Nancy
It is amazing that it sat still for you for so long...
This is the gray hairstreak butterfly. They are common for the hairstreaks and are found thru out North America south to Mexico. They are most often seen in open fields and weedy areas.
The caterpillars feed on flowers and fruits of many plants including peas, mallows, beans, clovers, and cotton.
The adult butterflies get nectar from many flowers like your mint as well as milkweed, dogbane, goldenrod, trefoil, and clover.
Here are pics of the butterfly and its larva -
http://bugguide.net/node/view/579/bgimage
