Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Meridian Duskywing
Erynnis meridianus

Observation date: July 12, 2023
Submitted by: Joshua C
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Meridian or Horace's, I'm thinking Meridian based on the completely plain VHW and grey scaling on the FW (which isn't nearly as extensive as other Meridian I've seen). It was feeding at the same patch of dogbane as a few Horace's duskywings, which had much less grey scaling. It is worth noting that this area has many oaks that host Horace's, but the oaks that are known to host Meridian are all found lower down and not at this spot.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: July 25, 2023
Coordinator notes: excellent observations, Joshua. thanks for including them in the record.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Bernalillo County