29-42 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishHairy Duskywing EnglishPersius Duskywing 
FrançaisHespérie de Persius
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Astragalus Milk-vetch Fabaceae Lotus Trefoil Fabaceae Lupinus perennis Wild lupine Fabaceae Thermopsis Goldenbanners
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 Nisoniades persius Scudder, 1863 Thanaos rutilius Mead, 1876 Thanaos borealis Cary, 1906 Thanaos avinoffi W. Holland, 1930 Erynnis fredericki Freeman, 1943
- Gesta (Erynnides) persius is a member of the clade Erynnis persius:
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Species Author Gesta (Erynnides) afranius (Lintner, 1878) Gesta (Erynnides) baptisiae (W. Forbes, 1936) Gesta (Erynnides) lucilius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870) Gesta (Erynnides) persius (Scudder, 1863)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies of America A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland North American Moth Photographers Group
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