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Erynnis propertius (Propertius Duskywing)

Synonyms: Nisoniades propertius; Nisoniades tibullus

Wikipedia Abstract

Erynnis propertius, the Propertius duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in along the west coast of North America from southern British Columbia south along the Pacific Slope to Baja California Norte. The wingspan is 35-45 mm. There is one generation with adults on wing from March to July. The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus agrifolia and Quercus garryana species. Adults feed on flower nectar.
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Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.339 inches (.034 m)

Prey / Diet

Quercus agrifolia (Encina)[2]
Quercus arizonica (Arizona white oak)[2]
Quercus fusiformis (Texas Live Oak)[2]
Quercus garryana (Oregon White Oak)[2]
Quercus vacciniifolia (huckleberry oak)[2]

Consumers

Pollinator of 
Corydalis aurea (scrambled eggs)[3]

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
♦ 3Clements, R. E., and F. L. Long. 1923, Experimental pollination. An outline of the ecology of flowers and insects. Washington, D.C., USA, Carnegie Institute of Washington.
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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