Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)

Rare in NC, this species is always a treat to find!


Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
Sandy Mush Gamelands, Buncombe Co, NC
13 July 2011

Mottled Duskywings are smaller than Juvenal's and Horace's. Mottleds usually lack the inner wrist white spot along the leading edge of the forewing, and the hind wings show more dark blotches than other duskywings.

Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
Sandy Mush Gamelands, Buncombe Co, NC
13 July 2011

Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
Madison Co, NC
9 Apr 2012

Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
Madison Co, NC
9 Apr 2012



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