Butterflies of North Carolina

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Once on a species account page, clicking on the "View PDF" link will show the flight data for that species, for each of the three regions of the state.
Other information, such as high counts and earliest/latest dates, can also been seen on the PDF page.

Related Species in HESPERIIDAE:
comName	Funereal Duskywing by Jeff Pippen => Lopez Canyon, San Luis Obispo Co., CA 8 July 2007 [View PDF] Click to enlarge [Google Images] BoA [Images ]
sciName	Erynnis funeralis
	Link to BAMONA species account.
map	Click on a county for list of all database records for the species in that county.
distribution	DISTRIBUTION: Accidental stray; reported only from three counties (Brunswick and New Hanover along the southern coast, and Chatham in the eastern Piedmont). This species normally ranges east to OK, TX, and LA; however, it has strayed east to FL, SC, and PA.
abundance	ABUNDANCE: An accidental to casual visitor from the Southwestern states, with three reports.
flight	FLIGHT PERIOD: The sole reports are for August 4, 2010, October 7, 2000, and October 3, 2019. The normal flight occurs from March to October, with about three broods. The species is to be expected in the East in the fall season, especially in October.
habitat	HABITAT: The first individual (New Hanover County) was seen in a weedy area on Figure Eight Island, and the second (Brunswick County) was seen in a weedy/brushy area near mixed forest. The Piedmont record (Chatham County) was in a rural garden. Within its normal range, the Funereal Duskywing inhabits woodland edges, thickets, scrub, and other semi-open places (and is the southwestern counterpart of the Zarucco Duskywing).
plants	FOOD AND NECTAR PLANTS: Foodplants are various legumes (Fabaceae). The NC individuals were seen nectaring on Lantana (Lantana strigocamara) and various other herbaceous species.
comments	COMMENTS: I observed one, presumably of this species, at Figure Eight Island in fall 2000. The individual showed a bright white hind wing fringe, but otherwise resembled a Zarucco Duskywing, which has a buff-colored hind wing fringe (though a FL Keys population may have white fringes). John Ennis photographed a duskywing, with a white hind wing fringe, which was initially identified as a Zarucco Duskywing, until I saw the photographs in late 2010. It was apparent to me by seeing a handful of Ennis' photos from different sun angles that the white fringe was not an artifact of light. Two lepidopterists who viewed the photos expressed some concern about the white fringe not being as bright white and as wide as some Funereals within the usual range, and the potential of the butterfly to be a mutant or odd variant of Zarucco. However, a review of dozens of photos of Funereals on websites (through Google) revealed many individuals that seem to be identical to the Brunswick County individual. In addition, there was a notable flight of this species northward and northeastward in summer and fall, reaching WI, PA, and even northeastern Canada; and there was a convincing sight report for the Coastal Plain of SC, on October 2. A second record for SC was made in 2018, and a third in 2019. The most significant NC record was of a male photographed by Susie Moffat in her garden in Chatham County in 2019; the duskywing was nectaring on Lantana. A few references consider the Zarucco and the Funereal to be the same species, but the Funereal is considered a valid species by the Butterflies of America website, Pelham (2020), and most other recent authorities.
state_status	SA
fed_status	G5
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	Photo by: Susie Moffat Comment: Chatham County, 3 October 2019 Funereal Duskywing - Click to enlarge	Photo by: Susie Moffat Comment: Chatham County, 3 October 2019 Funereal Duskywing - Click to enlarge
	Photo by: John Ennis Comment: Brunswick Co., Brunswick Town, 2010-Aug-04 Funereal Duskywing - Click to enlarge	Photo by: John Ennis Comment: Brunswick Co., Brunswick Town, 2010-Aug-04 Funereal Duskywing - Click to enlarge
	Photo by: John Ennis Comment: Brunswick Co., Brunswick Town, 2010-Aug-04 Funereal Duskywing - Click to enlarge