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Wild Indigo Duskywing
Erynnis baptisiae

Observation date: April 10, 2017
Submitted by: cblazo
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Very small duskywing with black cell, white fw spots and diminished white spots on ventral hw. There were a couple chasing each other and then alighting. Wild Indigo comes to mind, but the size, environment and the fact that columbines grow in the area make me think Columbine Duskywing.
Status: Resident
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: April 28, 2017
Coordinator notes: This male has scanty amount of fine hairlike scales on dorsal forewing.
Checklist region(s): United States, Pennsylvania, Franklin County