Attributes of Erynnis baptisiae
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes, 1936)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside of forewing is dark on the basal half and lighter on the outer half, with a distinct orange-brown patch at the end of the cell. Male has a costal fold containing yellow scent scales; female has a patch of scent scales on the 7th abdominal segment.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 5/8 inches (3/5 - 4.1 cm).
Life History: Males perch in open areas on low shrubs to wait for females. Eggs are deposited singly on the host plant. Fully-grown caterpillars from the second brood hibernate.
Flight: Two broods from late April to early June and from July to August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Usually wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria), but also others including wild blue indigo (B. australis), lupine (Lupinus perennis), false lupine (Thermopsis villosa), and crown vetch (Coronilla varia).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of blackberry, white sweet clover, dogbane, sunflower, crimson clover, and probably others.
Habitat: Open woods and barrens for native hosts. Highways, railroad beds, and upland fields for the introduced crown vetch.
Range: Southern New England and southern Ontario west to central Nebraska; south to Georgia, the Gulf Coast, and southcentral Texas. The Wild Indigo duskywing is rapidly expanding its range and abundance by colonizing plantings of crown vetch along roadways and railroad beds. Comments: The Columbine, Wild Indigo, and Persius dusky wings belong to the "Persius complex," a confusing group of very similar butterflies.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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April 17, 2013 | CA Ivy | Johnson County, Arkansas, United States | April 17, 2013 | Details |
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June 21, 2012 | Nymphalis antiopa | Cumberland County, Virginia, United States | April 14, 2013 | Details |
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April 06, 2013 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | April 07, 2013 | Details |
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April 20, 2012 | K Stilwell | Russell County, Virginia, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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October 23, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | March 25, 2013 | Details |
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June 25, 2012 | crprice | Ripley County, Missouri, United States | February 27, 2013 | Details |
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September 11, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | December 27, 2012 | Details |
| March 17, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 18, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 24, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 25, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 31, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 01, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 13, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 15, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 19, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 02, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 03, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 24, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 04, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 25, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 25, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 01, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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October 05, 2012 | D_narango | Fauquier County, Virginia, United States | November 24, 2012 | Details |
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May 15, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 14, 2012 | Details |
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May 17, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 14, 2012 | Details |
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March 28, 2012 | rseidler | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 13, 2012 | Details |
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October 02, 2012 | Kimberly Mrozinski | Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States | November 01, 2012 | Details |
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September 21, 2012 | Paul Kipling | New York, United States | October 07, 2012 | Details |
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September 08, 2012 | janet tubb | Ontario, Canada | September 21, 2012 | Details |
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September 11, 2012 | Hunt | Huntington County, Indiana, United States | September 20, 2012 | Details |
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September 20, 2012 | Howell Curtis | Harrison County, Indiana, United States | September 20, 2012 | Details |
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August 14, 2012 | Jim Dolan | Columbiana County, Ohio, United States | September 19, 2012 | Details |
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August 21, 2011 | jibd123 | Warren County, New Jersey, United States | September 18, 2012 | Details |
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July 07, 2012 | AngelaCoco | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 04, 2012 | Details |
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September 02, 2012 | catherine | Cayuga County, New York, United States | September 04, 2012 | Details |
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September 01, 2012 | dspicer | Rhea County, Tennessee, United States | September 02, 2012 | Details |
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August 24, 2012 | jeffro | Harford County, Maryland, United States | August 30, 2012 | Details |
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July 09, 2012 | Colleen62 | Ontario, Canada | August 30, 2012 | Details |
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August 16, 2012 | janet tubb | Ontario, Canada | August 29, 2012 | Details |
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August 16, 2012 | janet tubb | Ontario, Canada | August 29, 2012 | Details |
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August 08, 2012 | janet tubb | Ontario, Canada | August 25, 2012 | Details |
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July 08, 2012 | Sheryl Johnson | Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | CharlieHickey | Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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July 16, 2012 | CharlieHickey | Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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September 17, 2008 | Bob Bouman | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 21, 2012 | Details |
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July 13, 2010 | AngelaCoco | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 21, 2012 | Details |
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August 06, 2012 | janet tubb | Ontario, Canada | August 21, 2012 | Details |
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August 06, 2012 | janet tubb | Ontario, Canada | August 21, 2012 | Details |
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August 20, 2012 | pj slomer | Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 21, 2012 | Details |
