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Horace's duskywing

Erynnis horatius

Photo by auntnance123
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28.4322, -80.7601

Field Notes

Description:

1 3/4 inches wingspan

Habitat:

spotted on Spanish needles flowers in overgrown yard

Notes:

I have a tough time with the brown butterflies, the differences are so subtle.

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Horace

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (12)
auntnance123
Yay. These photos were taken with the bright late afternoon sun behind me, so color became less of a factor. I was depending on the wing pattern primarily. Good work, guys. (and thanks for the confirmation, ceherzog).
Ashish
Yes...KarenS and Ceherzog already cleared it..!!
auntnance123
I think you may be right with the Horace's duskywing, Ashish.
Ashish
Might be... Erynnis horatius http://www.rlephoto.com/skippers%20SW%202/duskywing_horaces01.htm
ceherzog
Any chance it could be Horace's Duskywing? http://www.google.com/imgres?q=horace%27s+duskywing&hl=en&sa=X&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=plRhOZbZFvtGTM:&imgrefurl=http://www.dpughphoto.com/june_2008&docid=o-eSquEuxwkWaM&w=623&h=400&ei=yXN3Tpb5JpDBtge9n-HPDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=622&vpy=112&dur=1012&hovh=180&hovw=280&tx=210&ty=143&page=1&tbnh=150&tbnw=214&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0&biw=1280&bih=836
auntnance123
Excellent resources, Karen and Ashish--a lot to look at. Thanks for the help.
Ashish
Karen might got it... http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Carrhenes-canescens http://www.mariposasmexicanas.com/carrhenes_c_canescens.htm
KarenSaxton
http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/galleryskippers2.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spread-winged_skipper http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/butterflies/texasskippers1.htm Look up spread wing skippers
Ashish
Yes...Golden Skipper.
KarenL
Agreed Karen, looks like a Hesperiidae sp. Maybe a Duskywing as they do rest like this.
auntnance123
I thought that too, Karen--atypical puts it mildly though. Still searching.
KarenSaxton
It looks like one of the skippers, even though the resting pose is atypical of that group

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