Erynnis horatius
Size:
Wingspan is 1 1/4 - 1
3/4 inches.
Similar Species:
Juvenal's
Duskywing (spring only)
Zarucco Duskywing
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Habitat:
Open fields, roadsides, gardens, woodland edges and power line clearings.
Range/Abundance:
Common
and widespread in the entire region during spring. Uncommon to rare near
the coast.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from early April until early October in three broods with gaps
between broods.
Larval Host Plants:
Oaks Quercus
spp.
Comments:
Horace's Duskywing flies during spring and it is outnumbered by the abundant
Juvenal's Duskywing
which is nearly impossible to tell which species is which.
After the first brood in the spring Horace's Duskywing is easier to identify
as no other Duskywings would be flying that resemble it.
The top and bottom photos were taken in New Hanover Co., NC on August 23, 2003. The third and forth photos were taken at Duke Gardens in Durham Co., NC on August 17, 2003.
