Erynnis funeralis

Short description: Species of butterfly

Funereal duskywing

Erynnis funeralis feeding on Chaenactis fremontii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Hesperiidae
Genus:  | Erynnis
Species:  |

E. funeralis

Binomial name
Erynnis funeralis

(Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Synonyms

List

* Nisoniades funeralis Scudder & Burgess, 1870
* Helias clericalis Burmeister, 1875
* Nisoniades australis Mabille, 1883
* Phlebodes clericalis Burmeister, 1878
* Thanaos funeralis Godman & Salvin, [1899]

Erynnis funeralis, commonly known as the funereal duskywing, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from southern United States (California , Arizona, New Mexico and Texas ), south to Argentina and Chile. Strays can be found north up to northern Illinois, north-eastern Nebraska, central Colorado, southern Nevada and central California .

Funereal duskywing in Tucson, Arizona

The wingspan is 34–45 mm. They are very similar to the mournful duskywing, but can be distinguished by narrower fore wing with a light brown patch along outer edge. Their wings are black and brown with a white fringe on the hind wings. Adults are seen from February to October.[1]

The larvae have a black head and a green body with yellow hairs and yellow markings.[1] Its host plant is often Medicago sativa.[2] Larvae feed on various plants, including Robinia neomexicana, Medicago hispida, Lotus scoparius, Olneya tesota, Vicia, and Acmispon. Adults feed on flower nectar.[3][1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 402-403. ISBN 9780520288744.
2. ↑ Shapiro, Arthur. "Erynnis funeralis". https://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/butterfly/erynnis/funeralis.
3. ↑ "Erynnis funeralis". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121149/Erynnis_funeralis.

## External links

* Nearctica
* Bug Guide
* Distribution [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q5396320 entry

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