Species: Erynnis horatius, Horace's Duskywing
Description:1 1/4 to 1 3/4" wingspan; above, glassy (transparent) forewing spots; fringes on wing margins
Habitat: Oak woods, clearings and edges of woods, roadsides
Range: eastern Rockies east to Massachusetts, south to Florida and Texas
Host/Food Plant: Oaks (Quercus spp.)
Horace's Duskywing nectaring on Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida),
Durham NC August 16 2004
Horace's Duskywing on Chyrsanthemum flower, Durham NC July 20 2004
Horace's Duskywing on Chyrsanthemum flower, Durham NC July 20 2004