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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 24, 2013
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: May 31, 2013
Observation date: May 16, 2013
Submitted by: soluslupus13
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: May 19, 2013
Observation date: Apr 13, 2013
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Grundy County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 22, 2013
Observation date: Apr 29, 2011
Submitted by: rogerdowner (Marvin Smith)
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 05, 2013
Observation date: Jul 09, 1982
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ken Hansen)
Region: Lander County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 27, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 10, 2012
Submitted by: Lori Owenby
Region: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Oct 30, 2012
Observation date: May 20, 2012
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Orange County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 03, 2012
Observation date: Apr 29, 2012
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: May 29, 2012
Observation date: Apr 29, 2012
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: May 29, 2012
Observation date: Apr 29, 2012
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: May 29, 2012
Observation date: May 06, 2012
Submitted by: Cheryl Jennings
Region: Tucker County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 17, 2012
Observation date: May 06, 2012
Submitted by: Cheryl Jennings
Region: Tucker County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 17, 2012
Observation date: May 05, 2012
Submitted by: Cheryl Jennings
Region: Grant County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 17, 2012
Observation date: May 05, 2012
Submitted by: Cheryl Jennings
Region: Grant County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 16, 2012
Observation date: May 05, 2012
Submitted by: Cheryl Jennings
Region: Grant County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 16, 2012
Observation date: Apr 13, 2012
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Hancock County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 27, 2012
Observation date: Apr 22, 2012
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 26, 2012
Observation date: Apr 20, 2012
Submitted by: Cheryl Jennings
Region: Hardy County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 26, 2012
Observation date: Apr 15, 2012
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Michael Hensley)
Region: Summers County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 23, 2012
Observation date: Apr 20, 2012
Submitted by: Jim Dolan
Region: Columbiana County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 20, 2012
Observation date: Mar 31, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 12, 2012
Observation date: Apr 07, 2012
Submitted by: Cheryl Jennings
Region: Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 11, 2012
Observation date: May 31, 2011
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bob Bowker)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
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