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: 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
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
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Peter Hall)
Region: United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Aug 22, 1915
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Sell)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: unknown
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Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2007
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Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Lewis County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Otsego County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Powell County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Schoharie County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Ulster County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Smyth County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Emmet County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Albany County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
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Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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