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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Hesperiidae
Erynnis
Erynnis brizo

Sleepy Duskywing

Erynnis brizo
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Summary

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. The species is listed as threatened in Connecticut and Maine.

Sleepy Duskywing

Erynnis brizo
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Tags

harmless

Scientific classification

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Description

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 head is brown with an orange spot.

Food plants

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.

Food plants