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Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

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Erynnis baptisiae

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Erynnis
Species:
E. baptisiae
Binomial name
Erynnis baptisiae
(Forbes, 1936)

Erynnis baptisiae, the wild indigo duskywing, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Ontario and New England, west to central Nebraska, and south to Georgia, the Gulf Coast, and south-central Texas.

Host plants include wild indigo, wild blue indigo, lupine, false lupine, and crown vetch. [2]

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Erynnis baptisiae Wild Indigo Duskywing". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Erynnis baptisiae Wild Indigo Duskywing". butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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