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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Skippers (Hesperioidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae) » Duskywings (Erynnis) » Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)

Species Erynnis juvenalis - Juvenal's Duskywing

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Juvenal's Duskywing - Erynnis juvenalis - female Mating Duskywings - Erynnis juvenalis Juvenal's? - Erynnis juvenalis Unknown Open-wing Skipper - Erynnis juvenalis Juvenal's Duskywing For Illinois In April - Erynnis juvenalis Juvenal's Duskywing - Erynnis juvenalis Juvenal's Duskywing - Erynnis juvenalis - female Skipper? Duskywing? - Erynnis juvenalis - male
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Hesperioidea (Skippers)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)
Genus Erynnis (Duskywings)
Species juvenalis (Juvenal's Duskywing)
Identification
See INTERNET REFERENCES section below for images, description, and other info.

Male forewing has long white hairs scattered across (need magnifying glass or strong macro), whereas horatius does not.
Range
Eastern half of US and adjacent Canada.
Food
Larvae feed on oaks.
Internet References
live adult images (NABA)
pinned adult images plus info and US range map (Nearctica.com)
pinned adult and live larva image plus info and Canadian range map (CBIF)
several pinned adult images showing scent scales and underside of wings (Dallasbutterflies.com)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Beatriz Moisset, Jason D. Roberts
Last updated 24 May, 2011 - 9:11am

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