Attributes of Erynnis martialis
Mottled Duskywing
Erynnis martialis (Scudder, [1870])
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside bands contribute to the mottled appearance of both wings. Freshly-emerged butterflies have a purplish iridescence. Male has a costal fold containing yellow scent scales; female has a patch of scent scales on the 7th abdominal segment.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 5/8 inches (2.9 - 4.2 cm).
Life History: To wait for females, males perch and patrol on ridges and hills during the day, sitting on the ground or on tips of twigs. Females deposit eggs singly on the host plant. Fully-grown caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: Two broods from April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Wild lilacs including New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) and redroot (Ceanothus herbaceus var. pubescens) in the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of bush houstonia, gromwell, hoary vervain, and other plants.
Habitat: Open woodland, barrens, prairie hills, open brushy fields, chaparral.
Range: Massachusetts and southern Ontario west across the Great Lake states to Minnesota; south to South Carolina, the Gulf Coast, and central Texas. Isolated populations in eastern Wyoming, eastern Colorado, and western South Dakota.
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.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
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August 26, 2012 | Brett Budach | Riley County, Kansas, United States | April 07, 2013 | Details |
| April 01, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne 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 | |
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June 21, 2011 | Christian.Nunes | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | July 08, 2011 | Details |
| January 01, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1903 | legacy.reporter (Walden) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1942 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 08, 2010 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 22, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Allan J. Trently) | Lewis County, Tennessee, United States | August 18, 2010 | Details | |
| April 17, 2010 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Clay County, Alabama, United States | August 03, 2010 | Details | |
| April 21, 2010 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | August 03, 2010 | Details | |
| May 29, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Christian Nunes, Jan Chu, Jean Morgan, Boulder Bird Club) | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| May 29, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Christian Nunes, Jan Chu, Jean Morgan, Boulder Bird Club) | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| May 30, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Christian Nunes, Nicholas Block) | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| July 05, 1993 | rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson) | Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| May 19, 2010 | legacy.reporter (David Hollie) | Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States | June 28, 2010 | Details | |
| August 09, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Dean K. Jue) | Georgia, Thomas County, United States | January 04, 2010 | Details | |
| April 26, 2009 | Jeff Trahan (Jeff Trahan) | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| April 12, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Julius Basham) | Polk County, Tennessee, United States | April 22, 2009 | Details | |
| June 29, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John) | Kay County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| May 05, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.) | Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| April 05, 1980 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Loy, Pete) | Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| July 02, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Gerard, Walter) | Osage County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| May 10, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Pierre Howard) | Fannin County, Georgia, United States | March 11, 2009 | Details | |
| April 12, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Rick R. Schaefer) | Scott County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 04, 2000 | legacy.reporter (C S Collins) | Garland County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| May 27, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Joseph F. Doyle) | Little River County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 12, 2001 | legacy.reporter (J. Howard Williamson) | Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 18, 1999 | legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely) | Perry County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| May 10, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Pierre Howard) | Fannin County, Georgia, United States | October 17, 2008 | Details | |
| May 02, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Pierre Howard) | Murray County, Georgia, United States | September 29, 2008 | Details | |
| June 20, 2004 | MaryAnn Friedman (MaryAnn Friedman) | Okaloosa County, Florida, United States | August 30, 2007 | Details | |
| July 04, 1978 | legacy.reporter (Dodge, Holly) | Wright County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| July 23, 1984 | legacy.reporter | Wayne County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1934 | legacy.reporter | Taney County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| July 13, 1980 | legacy.reporter | Shannon County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| May 08, 1983 | legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.) | St Louis County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| July 27, 1978 | legacy.reporter | Ste Genevieve County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| June 01, 1983 | legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.) | St Francois County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| July 04, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Missouri Butterfly Count) | St Clair County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| August 02, 1896 | legacy.reporter | St Charles County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| May 17, 1988 | legacy.reporter | Ripley County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| July 24, 1984 | legacy.reporter | Reynolds County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| May 17, 1965 | legacy.reporter | Randolph County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| May 15, 1905 | legacy.reporter (Rowley, R.R.) | Pike County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| July 11, 1994 | legacy.reporter | Pettis County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1937 | legacy.reporter | Laclede County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| June 19, 1999 | legacy.reporter | Jefferson County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| April 21, 1970 | legacy.reporter | Jackson County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details |
