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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) » Horace's Duskywing - Hodges#3952 (Erynnis horatius)

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Butterfly - Erynnis horatius

Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
August 12, 2008
Size: 1.5 Inches

I'm wondering if this is a Duskywing Butterfly. I'm having trouble identifying this little butterfly. He looks a little like a few of the photos in my field guide, but not exactly like any of them. Thanks!

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Contributed by Juliebear on 12 August, 2008 - 8:24pm
Last updated 4 September, 2008 - 12:49pm

Horace's Duskywing

Judging from the size of the white spots in the postmedian area that are showing due to the light shining through, I'd say this is a Horace's Duskywing - Erynnis horatius. These white marks seem to get the biggest on Horace's, at least of the possible candidates in your area. Compare:

… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 29 August, 2008 - 2:38am

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Moving -

to guide page. Thanks for ID.

… Ken Schneider, 4 September, 2008 - 12:50pm

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Glad to see you back, Kenny.

We sorely need fearless skipper IDs!

… Ron Hemberger, 29 August, 2008 - 10:12am

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Definitely a skipper. I'd call it a spread wing skipper.

Duskywing is a sub-set of spread wing, but I think that's an accurate name for this one. (Disclaimer: I'm not up on eastern species, and there are a lot more of them.)

Here's a link to a list of spread wing skippers for your county. Hope it helps.

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/map?dc=142&_dcc=1&si=31

It's very tough to ID many skippers!

… Ron Hemberger, 12 August, 2008 - 8:42pm

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Thank you!

Thank you all very much. Whenever I take a photograph of any of my fascinating little friends, I research them until I'm bleary eyed. But, sometimes, the more I look at them, the more they begin to look alike. Your support in the identification process helps a great deal when I just can't get to the id myself. One humbling thing about this research business is that the more research I do, the more I realize I don't know about the insect world. It keeps me curious, though. Thanks a million! Julie :)

… Juliebear, 29 August, 2008 - 8:42am

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