29-42 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
English (US)Hairy Duskywing English (US)Persius Duskywing
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Astragalus Milk-vetch Fabaceae Lotus Trefoil Fabaceae Lupinus Lupin Fabaceae Thermopsis Goldenbanners
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Nisoniades persius Scudder, 1863 Thanaos rutilius Mead, 1876 Thanaos borealis Cary, 1906 Thanaos avinoffi W. Holland, 1930 Erynnis fredericki Freeman, 1943
- Erynnis (Erynnides) persius is a member of the clade Erynnis persius:
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Species Author Erynnis (Erynnides) afranius (Lintner, 1878) Erynnis (Erynnides) baptisiae (W. Forbes, 1936) Erynnis (Erynnides) lucilius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870) Erynnis (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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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |