Columbine Duskywing
Erynnis lucilius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown; brown patch at end of forewing cell is indistinct. Underside of hindwing has marginal and submarginal rows of well-defined pale spots. Male has a costal fold containing yellow scent scales; female has a patch of scent scales on the 7th abdominal segment.
Wing Span: 1 3/16 - 1 5/8 inches (3 - 4.2 cm).
Life History: Females deposit eggs singly under leaves of the host plant. Caterpillars feed on leaves and rest in shelters of leaves. Fully-grown caterpillars from the second brood hibernate.
Flight: Two broods from April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) and sometimes garden columbine (A. vulgaris) in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Rocky deciduous or mixed woodland and edges, especially in ravines or gullies.
Range: Southern Quebec and southern New England west to Minnesota; south to New Jersey and Pennsylvania; south along the Appalachians to Virginia and Kentucky. Comments: The Columbine, Wild Indigo, and Persius dusky wings belong to the "Persius complex," a confusing group of very similar butterflies.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Apr 29, 2012
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Isanti County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 12, 2013
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2012
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 22, 2012
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2011
Submitted by: wstolpa
Region: Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 22, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1905
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Britton)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1910
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Walden)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: May 30, 2003
Submitted by: khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin)
Region: Bennington County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Hemeon, Kevin)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1952
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Remington)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: May 30, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Moorehead, W. H.)
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1956
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Austin)
Region: New London County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1953
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Remington)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: May 06, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.)
Region: Arenac County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1960
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pease)
Region: Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1918
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1956
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Austin)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1953
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Remington)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jun 20, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Paradis, A.)
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1929
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Britton)
Region: Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1939
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Starrett)
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: May 25, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Griggs, Scott; Griggs, Rachael)
Region: Addison County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Grkovich, Alex)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1960
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Remington)
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jun 19, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Moorehead, W. H.)
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1957
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Austin)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1951
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Remington)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: May 21, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Thomas, M. C.)
Region: Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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