Thanks Brian! I wasn’t thinking Wild Indigo, even though crown vetch is abundant.
Thanks also for the field mark review.
Terri
> On Jun 4, 2019, at 6:48 PM, Bryan Pfeiffer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi Terri,
>
> A breakout day here in Montpelier:
>
> - Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
> - Cabbage White
> - Harvester
> - Eastern Pine Elfin
> - Red Admiral
> - Wild Indigo Duskywing
>
> And that’s what you’ve got there: reduced glassy spots, "inky" basal area on the forewing, lots of black “fingers” along that marginal band, each one extending toward the outer edge of the wing.
>
> Best,
> Bryan
>
> On Jun 4, 2019, at 6:38 PM, Theresa Armata <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Today in Bennington,
> Many Little Wood-Saytrs, good numbers of Hobomok Skippers, a few Pearl Crescents, Northern Cloudy-wings, Black Swallowtails, Silvery Blues,
> one Canadian Tiger Swallowtail and one Eastern-tailed Blue.
>
> On Sunday in Shaftsbury a Giant Swallowtail flyby. I was birding in a wetland and it swooped over me, paused to checkout Honeysuckle flowers and
> then continued on its way.
>
> Below a picture of a Duskywing taken today in Bennington. Any id help appreciated. Size about that of Juvenal’s. Lack of large glassy dorsal forewing dots
> puzzling.
>
> Terri Armata
>
> <Duskywing sp Benn Coll 6-4-19.jpg>
>
>
> — Bryan
>
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