Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

Wild Indigo Duskywing, a reference photo — Photo: Judy Gallagher · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Erynnis baptisiae, the wild indigo duskywing, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Ontario and New England, west to central Nebraska, and south to Georgia, the Gulf Coast, and south-central Texas.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Wild Indigo Duskywing being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Erynnis lucilius
Erynnis zarucco
Erynnis juvenalis
Erynnis afranius

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Erynnis
Species: Erynnis baptisiae

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