Attributes of Erynnis funeralis

Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Forewing is narrow and pointed, hindwing is somewhat triangular. Upperside of wing is black; forewing has a dull brown patch at the end of the cell. Hindwing has white fringe on the outer margin. Male has a costal fold containing yellow scent scales; female has a patch of scent scales on the 7th abdominal segment.
Wing Span: 1 5/16 - 1 3/4 inches (3.4 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Eggs are laid singly under host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and rest in shelters of rolled or tied leaves. Caterpillars from the last brood hibernate.
Flight: Three broods from March-December.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various legumes including New Mexican locust (Robinia neomexicana), bur clover (Medicago hispida), deerweed (Lotus scoparius), desert ironwood (Olneya tesota), and vetch (Vicia species).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Deserts, warm or arid lowlands, roadsides.
Range: Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas south to Argentina. Strays north to northern Illinois, northeast Nebraska, central Colorado, southern Nevada, and central California.
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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March 05, 2013 TeddyKuma Texas, Lampasas County, United States April 17, 2013 Details
March 16, 2013 Nancy Hamlett Los Angeles County, California, United States March 24, 2013 Details
July 04, 2012 dspicer Brewster County, Texas, United States March 12, 2013 Details
May 19, 2012 tjantscher Lee County, Iowa, United States February 03, 2013 Details
December 21, 2012 Cheryl Jennings Pima County, Arizona, United States January 08, 2013 Details
April 22, 1986 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Lincoln County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
September 17, 1983 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Nye County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
March 17, 1977 legacy.reporter (CS Lawson) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
March 31, 1977 legacy.reporter (CS Lawson) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 20, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
July 21, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
September 27, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 12, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 23, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
September 20, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 18, 1978 legacy.reporter (CS Lawson) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
July 20, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
September 10, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
October 23, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
March 17, 1977 legacy.reporter (C. S. Lawson) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
March 31, 1977 legacy.reporter (C. S. Lawson) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 05, 1977 legacy.reporter (C. S. Lawson) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
July 21, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
September 13, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 12, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 20, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 23, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 18, 1978 legacy.reporter (C. S. Lawson) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
July 20, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
September 10, 1978 legacy.reporter (C. S. Lawson) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
October 23, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 15, 1978 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
August 18, 1989 legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 29, 1998 legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) Pima County, Arizona, United States December 01, 2012 Details
June 02, 2012 Jeff Trahan Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States September 08, 2012 Details
July 26, 2012 Jeff Trahan Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States August 12, 2012 Details
July 21, 2011 Larry S Price Pope County, Arkansas, United States July 17, 2012 Details
June 30, 2012 AnneMcCormack St Louis County, Missouri, United States July 17, 2012 Details
June 05, 2012 88tgw88 Lake County, Illinois, United States July 10, 2012 Details
July 07, 2012 Rita Venable Davidson County, Tennessee, United States July 09, 2012 Details
July 04, 2010 gunhilda Payne County, Oklahoma, United States July 01, 2012 Details
June 20, 2012 Dorothy Thurman Greene County, Missouri, United States June 21, 2012 Details
April 07, 2012 Brenda Loveless Grayson County, Texas, United States April 11, 2012 Details
July 07, 2007 Jessica Womack Fannin County, Texas, United States April 02, 2012 Details
March 26, 2012 joeschelling Luna County, New Mexico, United States April 01, 2012 Details
March 19, 2012 AKimages San Diego County, California, United States March 20, 2012 Details
August 25, 2010 Randy L Anderson Henderson County, Illinois, United States December 10, 2011 Details
June 27, 2010 rseidler De Soto Parish, Louisiana, United States November 27, 2011 Details
June 14, 2009 Shirley Wilkerson Brazos County, Texas, United States November 17, 2011 Details
April 17, 2011 Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) Kern County, California, United States May 01, 2011 Details