Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Pacuvius Duskywing
Erynnis pacuvius

Observation date: May 18, 2004
Submitted by: natureali
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Piutes for sure, but did not note the exact location. Was setting up field survey routes along French Meadow - Alaska Flat Road. I hope these other images make it more clear. And the date was May not March
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: March 22, 2024
Coordinator notes: Allison: What was your locality? This looks like either Erynnis persius or pacuvius lilius and there are only 2 records for persius in Kern County: Delano and near Tiger Flat in the Greenhorns. And was that this year or 2004? Get back to me, any other photos of this?-Ken Davenport Thanks! I had the first record for pacuvius for Kern County in the Piutes also in 1978 identified by John Burns. Thanks, the March date for a pacuvius was not believable.-Ken
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Kern County