Erynnis zarucco
Species of butterfly
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Erynnis zarucco, commonly known as the zarucco duskywing, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found (rarely) from southern Ontario to the southeastern United States.[2]
| Zarucco duskywing | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Erynnis |
| Species: | E. zarucco |
| Binomial name | |
| Erynnis zarucco (H. Lucas, 1857) | |
| Synonyms | |
The wingspan is 32–38 mm. There are three generations in the deep south but only two in the north.[2]
The larvae feed on tree and herbaceous Fabaceae.