Erynnis funeralis
Size:
Wingspan is 1 5/8 - 1 7/8 inches.
Similar Species:
Zarucco Duskywing
Habitat:
Open places, sand and dirt roads, brushy places, openings in longleaf
pine/scrub oak woods.
Range/Abundance:
A stray to
the region with just two reports one in the NC coastal plain and another
in the WV mountains.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from March until November in its normal range.
Larval Host Plants:
Common Rattlebush Sesbania drummondii
Comments:
The single record in NC was on October 07, 2000 by Harry LeGrand.
I have found second or third brood female Zarucco Duskywings with pale
hindwing fringes that took a great deal of study to separate them from
Funereal Duskywing.
The top photo was taken at the NABA International Butterfly Park in Mission, TX on December 07, 2004. The second photo was taken in Hidalgo Co., TX on December 08 2004. The bottom photo was provided by Robert Grosek.
