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Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Long labial palpi point forward; antennal clubs are pointed. Wings are black; forewing has no transparent spots but is dusted with gray scales and has bands of dark spots. Male has a costal fold containing yellow scent scales; female has a patch of scent scales on the 7th abdominal segment.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 inches (2.9 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: To seek females, males perch in openings, flats or depressions near woods. Females lay eggs singly on host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and rest in leaf nests. Fully-grown caterpillars hibernate in leaf shelters.
Flight: One brood from April to early July; perhaps a rare second brood in the southern Appalachian Mountains.
Caterpillar Hosts: Willows (Salix), poplars, aspens (Populus), and occasionally birch (Betula).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of blueberry, wild strawberry, blackberry, Labrador tea, dogbane, New Jersey tea, winter cress, purple vetch, and lupine.
Habitat: Woodland openings or edges.
Range: Boreal North America from the Northwest Territories east across southern Canada to Nova Scotia; south in the western mountains to southern Arizona and southern New Mexico; south in the east to Arkansas, northeastern Alabama, and northern Georgia.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: May 07, 2016
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Cabell County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 11, 2016
Observation date: May 08, 2016
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: May 11, 2016
Observation date: May 08, 2016
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: May 10, 2016
Observation date: May 02, 2016
Submitted by: Paul Kipling
Region: Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 04, 2016
Observation date: Apr 23, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Apr 26, 2016
Observation date: Mar 26, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy (Jon C. Ivy)
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Mar 27, 2016
Observation date: Jun 11, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jan 18, 2016
Observation date: May 29, 2015
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Nov 17, 2015
Observation date: Jun 29, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 18, 2015
Observation date: Jun 18, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 16, 2015
Observation date: May 12, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Page County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Jun 27, 2015
Observation date: May 02, 2011
Submitted by: Joe Saunders
Region: Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 24, 2015
Observation date: Jun 04, 2015
Submitted by: janazak
Region: Yukon Territory, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 16, 2015
Observation date: Jun 02, 2014
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 06, 2015
Observation date: May 27, 2015
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 03, 2015
Observation date: May 29, 2015
Submitted by: plex1ppus
Region: Spokane County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 02, 2015
Observation date: May 23, 2015
Submitted by: alchem30
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: alchem30
Verified date: May 30, 2015
Observation date: May 15, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: May 28, 2015
Observation date: May 23, 2015
Submitted by: TSims
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: May 28, 2015
Observation date: May 10, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: May 28, 2015
Observation date: May 24, 2015
Submitted by: janazak
Region: Yukon Territory, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 26, 2015
Observation date: May 25, 2015
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: May 26, 2015
Observation date: May 24, 2015
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 24, 2015
Observation date: May 26, 2013
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jan 24, 2015
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