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Horace's Duskywing (Male)

Erynnis horatius

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26.2237, -80.1967

Field Notes

Description:

Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. Upperside of male forewing is dark brown with little contrast and no white overscaling. Underside of hindwing is usually without 2 spots below the apex. The male has a costal fold containing yellow scent scales

Notes:

Adults feed on various flowers of plants up to about 4.5 feet tall, including dogbane, buttonbush, sneezeweed, goldenrod, peppermint, boneset, and winter cress.

Species ID Suggestions

Horace's Duskywing

Erynnis horatius

Reference Link
LivanEscudero
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Comments (2)
LilianaCampozano
Thank you LivanEscudero for helping me ID Horace's Duskywing/Erynnis horatius
LivanEscudero
I think my ID suggestion is right, but not 100% sure. It seems to be one of our Duskywing Skippers, but you may want to wait for more expert confirmation. http://bugguide.net/adv_search/bgsearch.php?taxon=377&location[]=FL

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PublishedApril 28, 2016

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