Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Mournful Duskywing
Erynnis tristis

Observation date: September 01, 2014
Submitted by: Joy27
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: It was warm - 90s - sunny, the butterfly was sitting on garlic chives flowers. There was a light breeze. It was smaller than a mourning cloak.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 03, 2014
Coordinator notes: The nice angle on your photo makes this one easy to identify. The weather information was not needed and rarely is for California-Ken Davenport