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Erynnis brizo

Common name: Sleepy Duskywing

Feeds on these plants:

Amsinckia species

Arctostaphylos andersonii

Arctostaphylos bakeri ssp. bakeri

Arctostaphylos bakeri ‘Louis Edmonds’

Arctostaphylos canescens

Arctostaphylos columbiana

Arctostaphylos densiflora
(sold as Emerald Carpet)

Arctostaphylos densiflora
(sold as Howard McMinn)

Arctostaphylos edmundsii

Arctostaphylos glandulosa

Arctostaphylos glauca

Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hearstiorum

Arctostaphylos hookeri

Arctostaphylos hooveri

Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. elegans

Arctostaphylos manzanita

Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Arctostaphylos nummularia

Arctostaphylos obispoensis

Arctostaphylos pajaroensis ‘Warren’

Arctostaphylos patula

Arctostaphylos pumila

Arctostaphylos purissima

Arctostaphylos rudis

Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. stanfordiana

Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. rosei

Arctostaphylos tomentosa

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Arctostaphylos x repens

Arctostaphylos
(sold as aff. Purissima)

Astragalus drummondii

Astragalus species

Brassica juncea

Brassica napus ‘Napobrassica Group’
(sold as red chief)

Brassica nigra

Brassica oleracea ‘Acephala Group’

Brassica oleracea ‘Acephala Group’
(sold as Georgia Southern)

Brassica oleracea ‘Acephala Group’
(sold as Vates)

Brassica oleracea ‘Acephala Group’
(sold as White Russian)

Brassica oleracea ‘Botrytis Group’
(sold as Andes)

Brassica oleracea ‘Botrytis Group’
(sold as Brocoverde)

Brassica oleracea ‘Botrytis Group’
(sold as Ravella)

Brassica oleracea ‘Botrytis Group’
(sold as Serrano)

Brassica oleracea ‘Botrytis Group’
(sold as Snow Crown)

Brassica rapa

Brassica rapa ‘Chinensis Group’
(sold as Pak-choy green)

Brassica rapa ‘Rapa Group’
(sold as white lady)

Carphochaete bigelovii

Geranium maculatum

Geranium maculatum

Hymenoxys hoopesii

Rhus aromatica

Rhus lancea

Rhus trilobata

Rhus typhina

Taraxacum officinale

Viola cornuta

Viola hederacea
(sold as Pansy)

Viola jooi

Viola odorata
(sold as Royal Kobe)

Viola pedata

Viola sempervirens

Viola
(sold as Angel Tiger Eye)

Viola
(sold as Crystal Bowl Yellow)

Viola
(sold as Dynamite Orange)

Viola
(sold as Etain)

Viola
(sold as Gem Lavender Antique)

Viola
(sold as Jolly Joker)

Viola
(sold as Majestic Giants Blue & White)

Viola
(sold as Majestic Giants Purple Blotch)

Viola
(sold as Majestic Giants Yellow Blotch)

Viola
(sold as Princess Purple & Gold)

Viola
(sold as Skippy Red & Yellow)

Viola
(sold as Skippy Yellow)

Viola
(sold as Sorbet Coconut Swirl)

Viola
(sold as Sorbet Face Purple)

Viola
(sold as penny violet beason)

Viola
(sold as violet flare)

Erynnis brizo, the Sleepy Duskywing, can be found in every region of the country except AK, and HI.
Favorite nectar plants include: Taraxacum officinale and Arctostaphylos
USDA Growing Zones for this plant include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

Host plants:
Quercus durata
Quercus gambelii
Quercus ilicifolia
Quercus inopina
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus myrtifolia
Quercus turbinella x arizonica
Quercus turbinella
Quercus x pauciloba
Quercus

CC 2.0 image courtesy of
Judy Gallagher

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