Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1291623

Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus

Observation date: May 25, 2021
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I am uncertain on my ID. No white forewing spots, grayish bands on forewing, and pale spots on hindwing lead me to my ID guess.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: June 14, 2021
Coordinator notes: Sleepy and Dreamy duskywings are hard to distinguish. Glassberg (2017) points to the broad patch of silver scales on the FW inside the chain of black-rimmed gray spots as indicative of Dreamy, and you probably had aspen (Dreamy host) at your site rather than oak (Sleepy host). I'll go with Dreamy.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Colfax County