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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) » Mournful Duskywing - Hodges#3953 (Erynnis tristis)

Species Erynnis tristis - Mournful Duskywing - Hodges#3953

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Mournful Duskywing - Erynnis tristis - female Chocolate butterfly - Erynnis tristis - male Duskywing - Erynnis tristis Dark skipper - Erynnis tristis butterfly, dark brown, pretty white dotted pattern - Erynnis tristis Erynnis tristis? - Erynnis tristis Skipper - Erynnis tristis Mournful Duskywing - Erynnis tristis - male
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)
Tribe Erynnini
Genus Erynnis (Duskywings)
Species tristis (Mournful Duskywing - Hodges#3953)
Hodges Number
3953
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Erynnis tristis (Boisduval)
Orig. Comb: Thanaos tristis Boisduval, 1852
Explanation of Names
tristis (L). "sad, sorrowful, mournful"- probably referring to the somber colors of the wings
Numbers
Butterflies of America lists 3 subspecies:
tristis (Boisduval, 1852)
tatius (W. H. Edwards, 1883)
pattersoni Burns, 1964 ***Probably not found in our area
Identification
Range
w. coast to s. TX to Colombia - Map (MPG, BOA)
Food
hosts on various native oak species
Print References
Annales de la Société entomologique de France, ser. 2, v. 10, p.311 - Boisduval's original description of the species
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
Contributed by tom murray on 17 September, 2005 - 11:18am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 1 January, 2018 - 7:58pm

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