Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius

Observation date: July 04, 2023
Submitted by: tjay13
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Thinking this is likely Horace's Duskywing. The dark appearance is somewhat of a concern here, although with the very intense sunlight at mid day, this might play into that. I see dark marginal spots on HW, limited gray overscaling on FW. I see you had a record from 7/15 at Capulin that is also darker than most others. More limited opportunity to get photographs than I would have liked...
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: July 20, 2023
Coordinator notes: males tend to be darker, the females more contrasty.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Union County