Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Erynnis pacuvius | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Erynnini Rank Species | |
Similar Erynnis afranius, Pyrgus ruralis, Erynnis persius, Erynnis icelus, Hesperia juba | ||
Erynnis pacuvius, the Pacuvius duskywing, Dyar's duskywing or buckthorn dusky wing, is a skipper butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in most of the western United States and in southern British Columbia.
The wingspan is 29–33 mm. The flight period is between June and July in the north with a second generation in the south.
The larvae feed on Ceanothus species.
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