Erynnis brizo
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Erynnis |
| Species: | E. brizo
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Erynnis brizo, the sleepy duskywing or banded oak duskywing, is a species of Hesperiidae butterfly that occurs throughout North America and is commonly confused with E. juvenalis and E. lucilius.[3] The species is listed as threatened in Connecticut and Maine.[4]
Description
[edit]The upper forewing is blackish brown with continuous bluish-brown spots. The hindwing is almost completely brown with lighter brown spots. The caterpillar of this species is small and gray green with purplish tips. There is a faint lateral white stripe. Unlike most caterpillars Hesperiidae have distinct heads and the E. brizo's head is brown with an orange spot.[5]
Habitat
[edit]This small Erynnis stays in oak-pine barrens and cut-over forest. It can be seen near forest edges including near roads, train tracks and towns.
Food plants
[edit]The larvae consume Scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia) and other shrubby oaks. The adults consume Nectar from flowers of heaths (Ericaceae) including wild azalea and blueberry; also blackberry and dandelion.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Erynnis brizo Sleepy Duskywing". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Erynnis brizo Boisduval & Le Conte 1832 - Encyclopedia of Life". Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ "Species Erynnis brizo - Sleepy Duskywing - BugGuide". Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Nielsen, Mogens C. (1999). "Skippers". Michigan Butterflies & Skippers A Field Guide and Reference (1st ed.). Michigan State University Extension. pp. 184–185. ISBN 1-56525-012-5.
- ^ "Sleepy Duskywing Erynnis brizo (Boisduval & Leconte, [1837]) | Butterflies and Moths of North America".
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