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Erynnis persius (Persius Dusky Wing)

Synonyms: Erynnis fredericki; Erynnis rutilius; Nisoniades persius; Thanaos cervantes

Wikipedia Abstract

Erynnis persius, the Persius duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae that occurs in North America. It is a threatened species in Michigan and is protected by law.
View Wikipedia Record: Erynnis persius

Infraspecies

Erynnis persius avinoffi
Erynnis persius borealis
Erynnis persius fredericki
Erynnis persius persius

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.063 inches (.027 m)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Badlands National Park II 178535 South Dakota, United States
Calvin College Ecosystem Preserve 90 Michigan, United States

Prey / Diet

Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar)[2]
Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)[2]
Salix humilis (prairie willow)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Castor canadensis (american beaver)1
Erynnis icelus (Dreamy Dusky Wing)2
Neotoma cinerea (bushy-tailed woodrat)1
Papilio glaucus (Eastern tiger swallowtail)1
Polygonia interrogationis (Questionmark anglewing)1

External References

NatureServe Explorer

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