-no white dot on leading edge of forewing -gray patch at leading edge of forewing not as obvious/large as on Dreamy Duskywing -range fits Sleepy better than Dreamy, based on these pages from the North Jersey Butterfly Club: http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabanj/butterflies/sleepy_duskywing.html http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabanj/butterflies/dreamy_duskywing.html
"I usually don't ""do duskywings"", but this one was very common and seemed to be fairly distinctive within its range. These were numerous on damp sandy roadsides and puddles in prairie-chicken habitat in the High Plains of Texas. Here are three different (?) individuals photographed along FM 1780 in NE Yoakum Co., TX."
"I usually don't ""do duskywings"", but this one was very common and seemed to be fairly distinctive within its range. These were numerous on damp sandy roadsides and puddles in prairie-chicken habitat in the High Plains of Texas. Here are three different (?) individuals photographed along FM 1780 in NE Yoakum Co., TX."
"I usually don't ""do duskywings"", but this one was very common and seemed to be fairly distinctive within its range. These were numerous on damp sandy roadsides and puddles in prairie-chicken habitat in the High Plains of Texas. Here are three different (?) individuals photographed along FM 1780 in NE Yoakum Co., TX."
Here are a couple more Sleepy Duskywings, these photographed in southern Cochran Co., TX. I saw perhaps a few dozen of these at remnant mud puddles along the road in prairie-chicken habitat. The area had had a substantial rain about 3 days previously.
Here are a couple more Sleepy Duskywings, these photographed in southern Cochran Co., TX. I saw perhaps a few dozen of these at remnant mud puddles along the road in prairie-chicken habitat. The area had had a substantial rain about 3 days previously.