Erynnis juvenalis
Common name: Juvenal's Duskywing
Feeds on these plants:
Arctostaphylos bakeri ssp. bakeri
Arctostaphylos bakeri ‘Louis Edmonds’
Arctostaphylos densiflora
(sold as Emerald Carpet)
Arctostaphylos densiflora
(sold as Howard McMinn)
Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hearstiorum
Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. elegans
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis ‘Warren’
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. stanfordiana
Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. rosei
Arctostaphylos
(sold as aff. Purissima)
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Erynnis juvenalis, the Juvenal's Duskywing, can be found in parts of the West, Midwest, South, and Northeast.
Favorite nectar plants include: Lantana and Salvia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Corylus
Fagus sieboldii
Lathyrus
Quercus alba
Quercus arizonica
Quercus coccinea/rubra
Quercus emoryi
Quercus geminata
Quercus hypoleucoides
Quercus ilicifolia
Quercus inopina
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus marilandica
Quercus mohriana
Quercus nigra
Quercus prinus
Quercus rubra
Quercus stellata
Quercus velutina
Quercus
CC0 image courtesy of
Alan Schmierer
