Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1349036

Afranius Duskywing
Erynnis afranius

Observation date: July 19, 2016
Submitted by: Cheri Phillips
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: February 12, 2023
Coordinator notes: Not a sootywing which would be totally black or blackish-brown and smaller but rather a Duskywing...Erynnis afranius...of the summer flight often found at high prairie sites in eastern Colorado. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Larimer County