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Life Stages Diagram
The bars in this diagram show approximate times of the year when the butterfly will be present, in Nova Scotia, in its various life stages.

The dates shown for the adult stage are based on actual reports for Nova Scotia. The majority of reports will be within the period shown, but small numbers of adults will be earlier or later.

Dates for egg, larva and pupa are based on what information was available regarding time periods for eggs to develop, and typical time required for pupation. Like the adults, some records can be expected outside the date ranges we have shown. We caution that dates for these immature stages are mostly conjectural.

Dreamy Duskywing - Erynnis icelus
[Dreamy Duskywing image]
Dreamy Duskywing - Pockwock Road - 2013-06-19
Photo © Peter Payzant
What's this?
Status in Nova Scotia
Common, except scarce in south-western NS.

Flight Period
Mid-May to mid-July.

Habitat
Damp woods edges, clearings

Larval Foodplants
Poplar, aspen, willow and birch

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
Can be confused with Juvenal's Duskywing and the very much scarcer Northern Cloudywing.

Further Reading


Dreamy Duskywing - Pockwock Road, NS, 2000-05-20
Dreamy Duskywing - Pockwock Road, NS - 2000-05-20
2000-05-20
Photo © Peter Payzant
Dreamy Duskywing - Spryfield, NS, 2011-06-10
Dreamy Duskywing - Spryfield, NS - 2011-06-10
2011-06-10
Photo © Phil Schappert
Dreamy Duskywing - Apple River, NS, 2012-06-18
Dreamy Duskywing - Apple River, NS - 2012-06-18
2012-06-18
Photo © Kathleen F. Spicer
Dreamy Duskywing - Waverley, 2013-06-10
Dreamy Duskywing - Waverley - 2013-06-10
2013-06-10
Photo © Peter Payzant
Dreamy Duskywing - Pockwock Road, 2013-06-19
Dreamy Duskywing - Pockwock Road - 2013-06-19
2013-06-19
Photo © Peter Payzant
Dreamy Duskywing - Pockwock Road, 2014-06-13
Dreamy Duskywing - Pockwock Road - 2014-06-13
2014-06-13
Photo © Peter Payzant
Dreamy Duskywing - West of Mt. Uniacke, 2014-06-02
Dreamy Duskywing - West of Mt. Uniacke - 2014-06-02
2014-06-02
Photo © Phil Schappert