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  Sighting 1334619

Afranius Duskywing
Erynnis afranius

Observation date: July 23, 2022
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I was not able to get a dorsal shot, and none of the Kaufman images has a ventral view. The species search on BAMONA doesn't have one either. A google search yielded some images. With such a limited view, I'm not sure if this is enough for an ID.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: July 25, 2022
Coordinator notes: Afranius and Persius are very hard to tell apart. ventral probably would not help. The FW costal fold shows this is a male, and the lack of a strong wash of silver on the dorsal FW tilts me toward afranius.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Colfax County