Attributes of Erynnis lucilius
Columbine Duskywing
Erynnis lucilius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown; brown patch at end of forewing cell is indistinct. Underside of hindwing has marginal and submarginal rows of well-defined pale spots. Male has a costal fold containing yellow scent scales; female has a patch of scent scales on the 7th abdominal segment.
Wing Span: 1 3/16 - 1 5/8 inches (3 - 4.2 cm).
Life History: Females deposit eggs singly under leaves of the host plant. Caterpillars feed on leaves and rest in shelters of leaves. Fully-grown caterpillars from the second brood hibernate.
Flight: Two broods from April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) and sometimes garden columbine (A. vulgaris) in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Rocky deciduous or mixed woodland and edges, especially in ravines or gullies.
Range: Southern Quebec and southern New England west to Minnesota; south to New Jersey and Pennsylvania; south along the Appalachians to Virginia and Kentucky. 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: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might 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 29, 2012 | dpgbfly1 | Isanti County, Minnesota, United States | January 12, 2013 | Details |
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August 11, 2012 | aarongunnar | Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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July 20, 2011 | wstolpa | Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States | July 22, 2011 | Details |
| May 06, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Arenac County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 25, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Griggs, Scott; Griggs, Rachael) | Addison County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 30, 2003 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1956 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1957 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1956 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | New London County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1929 | legacy.reporter (Britton) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1905 | legacy.reporter (Britton) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Pease) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Remington) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1952 | legacy.reporter (Remington) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1953 | legacy.reporter (Remington) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1951 | legacy.reporter (Remington) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1953 | legacy.reporter (Remington) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1939 | legacy.reporter (Starrett) | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1910 | legacy.reporter (Walden) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1918 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Moorehead, W. H.) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 30, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Moorehead, W. H.) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 20, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Paradis, A.) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 21, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Thomas, M. C.) | Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 22, 1915 | legacy.reporter | Greene County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States | January 08, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Warren County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sussex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Passaic County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Ocean County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Morris County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mercer County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Essex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Camden County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Burlington County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | New London County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Allamakee County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Boone County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Clayton County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
