Erynnis tristis, commonly known as the mournful duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3] It is mottled brown with a white fringe on the hind wings. It appears similar to the funereal duskywing, but the mournful duskywing is more likely to appear in urban areas. The larva feeds on young oaks while adults nectar from a variety of wild and garden flowers.[4][5]
| Mournful duskywing | |
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| Erynnis tristis tatius Panama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Erynnis |
| Species: | E. tristis
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| Binomial name | |
| Erynnis tristis (Boisduval, 1852)
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Subspecies
editThese three subspecies belong to the species Erynnis tristis:
- Erynnis tristis pattersoni Burns, 1964
- Erynnis tristis tatius (W. H. Edwards, 1883)
- Erynnis tristis tristis (Boisduval, 1852)
References
edit- ^ "Erynnis tristis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Erynnis tristis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Erynnis tristis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 402. ISBN 9780520288744.
- ^ Shapiro, Arthur. "Erynnis tristis". Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
Further reading
edit- Burns, John M. (1964). "Evolution in Skipper Butterflies of the Genus Erynnis". University of California Publications in Entomology. 37. ISSN 0068-6417.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
External links
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