Erynnis funeralis

Funereal duskywing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Erynnini
Genus:	Erynnis
Species:	E. funeralis
Binomial name
	Erynnis funeralis; (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)
Synonyms
	Nisoniades funeralis Scudder & Burgess, 1870; Helias clericalis Burmeister, 1875; Nisoniades australis Mabille, 1883; Phlebodes clericalis Burmeister, 1878; Thanaos funeralis Godman & Salvin, [1899] ;

Erynnis funeralis, the funereal duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, south to Argentina and Chile. Strays can be found north up to northern Illinois, north-eastern Nebraska, central Colorado, southern Nevada and central California.

The wingspan is 34–45 mm. Adults are on wing from March to December. There are three generations per year.

The larvae feed on various legumes, including Robinia neomexicana, Medicago hispida, Lotus scoparius, Olneya tesota and vetch Vicia. Adults feed on flower nectar.

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