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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) » Sleepy Duskywing - Hodges#3946 (Erynnis brizo)
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Unknown Butterfly - Erynnis brizo
Copyright © 2014 Clifford Powell

Unknown Butterfly - Erynnis brizo
Grindstone Dam, Ruidoso, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
April 8, 2014
I have a hard time with the Duskywings it seems. They always turn out to be Mournfuls but maybe this one is different. Possibly E. brizo or E. icelus?

In any case I would appreciate an ID.
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Contributed by Clifford Powell on 14 April, 2014 - 12:47pm
Last updated 6 February, 2015 - 2:13pm

Moved
Moved from Duskywings.
… Cliff Ivy, 6 February, 2015 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

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… William Edwards, 18 April, 2014 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

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Definitely either brizo or icelus. I lean towards brizo, but I have a hard time distinguishing images of these two. Best way to tell them apart is habitat. Brizo is found in oak woodlands while icelus is found with aspens or willows, poplars or birch.
… Mike Hofmann, 14 April, 2014 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

 
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After looking in several books and noting the flight season, location, environment and wing patterns I believe this is a Sleepy Duskywing - Erynnis brizo. Would welcome correction if anyone thinks different.

Thank you very much for the help.
… Clifford Powell, 14 April, 2014 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

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