Erynnis martialis (Scudder, [1870]) |
Status: Rare to uncommon local resident |
Flight Period(s): Reported as double brooded except at high altitudes. The first flight should fly in April and early May. Records from Nebraska are from 17 June to 25 July and likely represent the second brood. |
Range: Found in the eastern United States, with isolated populations in the Rocky Mountains. In Nebraska it has been found in the Missouri River bluffs, the Pine Ridge, the Niobrara River valley, and at Nebraska National Forest at Halsey. |
Larval Hostplant(s): New Jersey tea - Ceanothus americanus |
Overwinter: As a full grown caterpillar |
Commentary/Habitat: This species is rarely encountered. Multiple records spanning decades would indicate a small but stable population at Nebraska National Forest near Halsey. |
Similar Species: E. afranius and E. persius |