Occurrence | Plymouth County - resident |
Abundance | Presumably very rare; maximum ? |
Flight Period | ? |
Notes | Discovered in 2001 after at least 15 years of being unrecorded |
Overwintering | Full grown Larva |
More info |
Butterflies of Massachusetts Website |
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Persius Duskywing is listed as an 'Endangered' species in Massachusetts. If you find specimens of this species, please take a photograph, note your location carefully, and use Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife Vernal Pool & Rare Species reporting system to report your sighting.
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More information on Persius Duskywing from Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. |
Photo by Tom Murray - 5/30/2006 Plymouth County, MA | Top of Page
Photo by Tom Murray - 5/30/2006 Plymouth County, MA | Top of Page
Photo by Tom Murray - 5/30/2006 Plymouth County, MA | Top of Page
Photo by Dale Rhoda - 5/31/2006 Plymouth County, MA All four photos taken on 5/31/2006 are the same individual. | Top of Page
Photo by Dale Rhoda - 5/31/2006 Plymouth County, MA | Top of Page
Photo by Dale Rhoda - 5/31/2006 Plymouth County, MA | Top of Page
Photo by Dale Rhoda - 5/31/2006 Plymouth County, MA | Top of Page
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