Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1266494

Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus

Observation date: May 16, 2020
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Basking while perched on a violet leaf.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: August 13, 2020
Coordinator notes: Rene, the forewing looks a tad wrinkled, which makes it a little hard to read. With that caveat, I don't see any of the small translucent white spots typical of persius or afranius. absence of those spots narrows it down to brizo or icelus. The bright, mid-forewing wash of silver makes it icelus = Dreamy Duskywing, which matches the flight time and habitat.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Los Alamos County