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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) » Mottled Duskywing - Hodges#3954 (Erynnis martialis)

Species Erynnis martialis - Mottled Duskywing - Hodges#3954

Classification · Hodges Number · Range · Food · Remarks · Internet References
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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 martialis (Mottled Duskywing - Hodges#3954)
Hodges Number
3954
Range
"Throughout the eastern U.S., reaching into Canada only in southwestern Quebec, southern Ontario, and southeastern Manitoba." (Butterflies of Canada)
Food
Lilacs (Rhamnaceae: Ceanothus )
Remarks
Males patrol hilltops for females (a common insect behavior)
Internet References
Butterflies and Moths
Butterflies of Canada
Contributed by John F. Carr on 12 July, 2010 - 6:30pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 3:33am

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