Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Dusky

IMG_7811A duskywing, perhaps Horace’s (Erynnis horatius), the other option being Juvenal’s (E. juvenalis). All very classical, no? The similar species overlap around here, with Juvenal’s the more northerly and Horace’s the more southerly.

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  1. Two of Our Smallest Butterflies | Backyard and Beyond

    […] (Erynnis horatius) I think. Very similar to Juvenal’s Duskywing. Here’s another photograph of these small puzzlers; much depends on the […]

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