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Propertius Duskywing

Erynnis propertius

Description:

From the same family of Skippers. Small brown butterfly with a pattern of pale white spots.

Habitat:

Spotted in a field of star thistle

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2 Comments

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago

Thanks Maria. I look at both which are in the area I found it and then the pattern on the wings. They may look the same but I pick out some key patterns and go from there.

Maria dB
Maria dB 8 years ago

Those duskywings all look so similar to me - but they are lovely with their muted patterns.

Jellis
Spotted by
Jellis

California, USA

Spotted on Jun 28, 2015
Submitted on Jun 29, 2015

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