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Erynnis martialis (Mottled Duskywing)

Synonyms: Erynnis quercus; Nisoniades ausonius; Nisoniades martialis; Thanaos quercus

Wikipedia Abstract

Erynnis martialis, the mottled duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in most of the eastern United States and in southern Ontario, Quebec, and southeastern Manitoba. The wingspan is 25–29 mm. There can be two generations from mid-May to late August. The larvae feed on Ceanothus americanus and Ceanothus fendleri.
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Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.063 inches (.027 m)

Prey / Diet

Ceanothus americanus (new jersey tea)[2]
Ceanothus fendleri (Fendler ceanothus)[2]
Ceanothus herbaceus (prairie redroot)[2]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Butterflies of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0