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Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius )

MALE (DORSAL)

MALE (VENTRAL)

FEMALE (DORSAL)

FEMALE (VENTRAL)

 

Caterpillar HostplantsPlateau Live Oak (Quercus fusiformis), Blackjack Oak (Q. marilandica), Water Oak (Q. nigra), Willow Oak (Q. phellos), Post Oak (Q. stellata), Live Oak (Q. virginiana), Texas Red Oak (Q. buckleyi), Chinqapin Oak (Q. muehlenbergii), Shumard's Oak (Q.shumardii), Black Oak (Q. velutina), Southern Red Oak (Q. falcata).
Area Sighting
Locations
Lake Lewisville
Seasonal Flight DataEarly March - October; three to four broods.
General NotesOverwinters: Larva.

Additional Photographs

OVA

LARVA

 

 

PUPA

ADULT


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