Kebnat
INSECTS

Dreamy Duskywing

Erynnis icelus

Insects
Native
Dreamy Duskywing, photo 1 of 5
Dreamy Duskywing, Caterpillar
Dreamy Duskywing, Male
29–38 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Hesperiidae with a wingspan of 29–38 mm. Feeds on plants and nectar.

There are 548 observations of Dreamy Duskywing in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais127
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue85
  3. Nord-du-Québec57
  4. Laurentides41
  5. Capitale-Nationale33
  6. Montérégie29
  7. Mauricie27
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine26
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean25
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent23
  11. Lanaudière22
  12. Estrie18
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  14. Côte-Nord11
  15. Montréal7
  16. Centre-du-Québec3
  17. Laval1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Gray birchBetula populifolia
Heartleaf willowSalix cordata
TOXIC
Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Black poplarPopulus nigra

Similar species

Juvenal's DuskywingErynnis juvenalis
Persius DuskywingErynnis persius
Mottled DuskywingErynnis martialis
Common Roadside-SkipperAmblyscirtes vialis
Columbine DuskywingErynnis lucilius