Species: Erynnis persius

Persius Duskywing

Species

Invertebrates

Encyclopedia of Puget Sound

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mandibulata

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Hesperiidae

Genus

Erynnis

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Source:
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Classification

Other Global Common Names

hespérie de Persius

Informal Taxonomy

Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers

Formal Taxonomy

Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Hesperiidae - Erynnis - .

Ecology and Life History

Migration

false - false - false

Non-migrant

false

Locally Migrant

false

Food Comments

East of the prairies the usual food is LUPINUS PERENNIS but BAPTISIA TINCTORIA is used in Pennsylvania and probably Massachusetts. Farther west several genera of legumes are used. Reports of willows and poplars from several parts of range may refer mostly to misidentified ICELUS in the late 1800s. However, use of these plants cannot be ruled out. Note though Layberry et al. (1998) cold not verify such reports even for Canada where willow would seem most plausible.

Conservation Status

NatureServe Global Status Rank

Global Status Last Reviewed

2006-05-15

Global Status Last Changed

2006-05-15

Other Status

Distribution

Conservation Status Map

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