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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae) » Erynnini » Duskywings (Erynnis) » Juvenal's Duskywing - Hodges#3947 (Erynnis juvenalis) » Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis juvenalis)
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Juvenal's Duskywing? - Erynnis juvenalis - female
Copyright © 2018 Dan Davison

Juvenal's Duskywing? - Erynnis juvenalis - Female
Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
May 2, 2018
Rapid flying dark Butterfly would land in leaf litter to rest. Somewhat worn wings - looks similar to Juvenal's Duskywing in my guide.
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Contributed by Dan Davison on 2 May, 2018 - 5:15pm

An aged worn female
Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Ivy, 2 May, 2018 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Erynnis juvenalis juvenalis?
Did you mean to place this butterfly in Erynnis juvenalis juvenalis? If so what distinquishes it from Erynnis juvenalis?
Only one posted in Bugguide?
… Dan Davison, 2 May, 2018 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Almost all E. juvenalis are subspecies juvenalis
except those in the SW U.S. I just noticed with your request that subspecies were listed in BugGuide so I will move to subspecies in the future.
… Cliff Ivy, 3 May, 2018 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Subspecies
Thanks for the info.
I noticed that the BF I captured a picture of has an unbroken line of white blocks starting with the outside tip of the forewing where other pictures of the species have a break after 4 blocks for 1 section and then start again with a line of blocks to the inside. Probably just a function of how the wings are worn ...
… Dan Davison, 3 May, 2018 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

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