fond-btfly5s.gif (10130 bytes)Dreamy Duskywing

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Size - 25 to 30 mm.

On the wing - May through June.

Range - B.C. to Cape Breton. In the US it is found in the east and the west but not in the plains states in between.

Host plants - Larvae of this butterfly live on aspen, birch, poplar and willow.

Favourite habitat - Varied open terrain.

Special notes - The larvae live in leaf nests on these host plants and adults spend much of their time on the ground.

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