Erynnis lucilius
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Erynnis lucilius, the columbine duskywing, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Quebec to Manitoba and south to the north-eastern United States. It is part of the skipper family because its wings create a skipping pattern.[1]
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Columbine duskywing | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Erynnis |
Species: | E. lucilius |
Binomial name | |
Erynnis lucilius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870) | |
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The wingspan is 21–29 mm. There are two generations in the east from early May to mid-June.[1]