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  2. Erynnis (Erynnides) horatius
Erynnis horatius(Scudder & Burgess, 1870)
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Pyrginae
  3. Erynnini
  4. Erynnina
  5. Erynnis
  6. Erynnides
  7.  horatius
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36-49 mm

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  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishHorace's Duskywing
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FagaceaeQuercus gambeliiGambel oak
    FagaceaeQuercus ilicifoliaBear oak
    FagaceaeQuercus muehlenbergiiChinkapin oak
    FagaceaeQuercus nigraWater oak
    FagaceaeQuercus phellosWillow oak
    FagaceaeQuercus stellataPost oak
    FagaceaeQuercus texanaNuttall's oak
    FagaceaeQuercus velutinaEastern black oak
    FagaceaeQuercus virginianaSouthern live oak
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Nisoniades horatiusScudder & Burgess, 1870
    Nisoniades virgiliusScudder & Burgess, 1870
    Nisoniades petroniusLintner, 1881
  • Erynnis (Erynnides) horatius is a member of the clade Erynnis juvenalis:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Erynnis (Erynnides) horatius(Scudder & Burgess, 1870)
    Erynnis (Erynnides) juvenalis(Fabricius, 1793)
    Erynnis (Erynnides) meridianusBell, 1927
    Erynnis (Erynnides) scudderi(Skinner, 1914)
    Erynnis (Erynnides) telemachusBurns, 1960
    Erynnis (Erynnides) tristis(Boisduval, 1852)
    Erynnis (Erynnis) mercurius(Dyar, 1926)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies of AmericaA.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
    Butterflies of Canada
    North American Moth Photographers Group

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