Juvenal's Duskywing

Erynnis juvenalis

Genus Erynnis
Subfamily Spread-wing Skippers
Family Skippers
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Occurrence Statewide - resident
Abundance Common to abundant
Flight Period Mid-April to late June
Notes Almost exclusively single-brooded; summer individuals very rare
Overwintering Larva
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Juvenal's Duskywing

Photo © Marj Rines - 4/24/2002

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Juvenal's Duskywing

Photo © Marj Rines - 6/1/2002
Arlington's Great Meadows, Lexington, MA

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Juvenal's Duskywing

Photo by Tom Murray - 5/19/2003
Oxbow NWR, Harvard

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Juvenal's Duskywing

Photo by Tom Murray - 5/7/2004
Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Worcester

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Juvenal's Duskywing

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 5/10/2003
Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth
Male

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Juvenal's Duskywing

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 5/10/2003
Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth
Female

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Juvenal's Duskywing

Photo by Frank Model - 6/19/2005
North Common Meadow, Petersham
Female

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Juvenal's Duskywing

Photo by Frank Model - 5/20/2005
Norwottuck Rail Trail, Amherst
Male

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Juvenal's Duskywing

Photo by Frank Model - 5/14/2007
Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth
Aberrant

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