Erynnis martialis
Size:
Wingspan is 1 1/8 - 1 5/8 inches.
Similar Species:
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Dreamy Duskywing
(males)
Habitat:
Edges and openings in hardwood forests, powerline clearings, dirt roads
and dry places with New Jersey Tea nearby.
Range/Abundance:
Rare in the piedmont and mountains
and very rare in the coastal plain.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from early April until late July in two broods with a gap between
broods.
Larval Host Plants:
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus
Comments:
Female Mottled Duskywing can be one of the easiest duskywings to identify,
yet one of the rarest to find. Males can be confused with Dreamy
Duskywing in some locations.
The top photo was taken in Franklin Co., NC on April 27, 2003. The bottom
photo was taken in Caswell Co., NC.
