Erynnis lucilius

Erynnis lucilius, the columbine duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Quebec to Manitoba and south to the northeastern United States.[1]

Columbine duskywing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Tribe:
Erynnini
Genus:
Erynnis
Species:
E. lucilius
Binomial name
Erynnis lucilius
(Scudder & Burgess, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Thanaos lucilius Lintner, 1872

The wingspan is 21–29 mm. There are two generations in the east from early May to mid-June.[1]

The larvae feed on Aquilegia canadensis.[2] They also sometimes feed on sometimes Aquilegia vulgaris.[3]

The species is listed as endangered in the Connecticut by state authorities.[4]

References
  1. Columbine Duskywing, Butterflies of Canada
  2. Erynnis, funet.fi
  3. https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Erynnis-lucilius
  4. http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf


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