Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes, 1936) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes, 1936)

Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes, 1936)

Erynnis baptisiae, the wild indigo duskywing, is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly with specific recorded host plants.

Family
Genus
Erynnis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes, 1936)

Erynnis baptisiae, commonly known as the wild indigo duskywing, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species is distributed across North America. Its range extends from southern Ontario and New England westward to central Nebraska, and southward to Georgia, the Gulf Coast, and south-central Texas. The host plants used by Erynnis baptisiae are wild indigo, wild blue indigo, lupine, false lupine, and crown vetch.

Photo: (c) Brad Moon, all rights reserved, uploaded by Brad Moon

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Erynnis

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