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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)
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Skipper - Erynnis - male
Copyright © 2009 Ken Schneider

Skipper - Erynnis - Male
Russian Ridge OSP, San Mateo County, California, USA
September 27, 2009
Size: ~ 2 cm BL?
Seems to be one of the sootywings or duskywings, but I can't find a perfect match in my local guide... Found in a burned area of grassland.
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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 28 September, 2009 - 12:02am
Last updated 12 May, 2013 - 4:26pm

as for Frassing - your call
It does have a cute face. Anyway, there may be characters showing here that will identify it, that I just don't know yet. And it might turn out to be a useful photo to have, since face shots are rarely posted.
… David J. Ferguson, 24 May, 2013 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

Is this the only view you got of this one?
I think it is Erynnis funeralis, but it could be E. tristis, and a view from the side or the top would help to better tell. The pattern is somewhat different on top, and E. tristis has white inside of the border on the hind wing (which I can't see in this photo).
… David J. Ferguson, 12 May, 2013 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll check -
but I don't think I have any other images. Thanks for taking on this challenging (for me) genus!
… Ken Schneider, 13 May, 2013 - 6:04am login or register to post comments

 
I re-checked -
I have four images of this skipper, but all are from this angle. Can be frassed if that would be best.
… Ken Schneider, 23 May, 2013 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Skippers.
… Corey Husic, 21 January, 2011 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

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