Hi Jeff! I don't live near this SC park. We're in Central Virginia. I see what you mean about that spot further in on the forewing. The links you sent showed one just like mine on the Horace's. Except it was a bit blacker and that just means it's a male, right? Sorry about the link. I don't know how that happened on the 1st link? This is the one in SC: http://donnawatkins.smugmug.com/Travel/South-Carolina/Huntington-Beach-State-Park/16422166_NzgyD#1235322031_fervJ-A-LB The one for VA worked for me: http://donnawatkins.smugmug.com/Bluebird-Cove-Our-Home-In/2011-Bluebird-Cove-Critters/15330826_KTPZu#1245716048_eYZLx-A-LB We really liked Huntington and especially Brookgreen Gardens. Thanks for your help! We've been traveling this Spring so I come home with photos of things I'm not too sure of. These forums are a true blessing! HUGE! Here is a link that might be useful: The Horace's in Central Virginia

E. baptisiae is my first choice also. However, I'm open to E. persius because of the golden spots on the underside hindwing submargin. The Persius is a less common species, so I'm hesitant to mention it. I wonder whether there's a local expert who might shed some light? Whatever, it's a male. The butterfliesandmoths.org species descriptions for both species say, "Male has a costal fold containing yellow scent scales." That sounds like the yellow lines I see on your picture above. Check out the pics below just for their sheer coolness. Jeff Here is a link that might be useful: Persius Duskywing

Thanks MissSherry! Thanks Larry (so nice to get a little pat on the back from you)! I didn't even think the little guy survived, so I was surprised when I came home the other day to find him (and a little hijacker moth) fluttering around. I am becoming more appreciative of these little butterflies. 6' of snow! I don't think we get that here up in New Hampshire. How do these creatures deal with the freezing temperatures? Do they have some kind of chemical compound that helps them keep from freezing? Some of the cats around here seem to hang out in hibernaculums too, so they don't have the benefit of the snow. It's something I just keyed into last year with the discovery of the admiral (Limentis) and Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)cats. Maryann, I didn't do too much...I just kept giving it new aspen twigs and leaves until it seemed to have stopped feeding; I kept watching for activity, and one day I went in and checked it, and it formed a chrysalis in the leaf. Then I just left the dried up aspen twig on the bottom of the cage under a couple of paper towels. I kept the cage in the garage; there may have been a couple of nights when it got close to 0 degrees out there. I am a little confused because I thought they needed to keep feeding in the spring before pupating. I really thought it had died (for which I feel bad), and I was going (and still may) give up on these caterpillars that need to overwinter. Thanks to Sandy too who opened up my mind to rearing them! Sandy, did yours overwinter as cats or chrysalids?

They were on my Baptistia or Indigo plants. I have several different varieties including the blue, dwarf blue, and yellow. I planted them for the Silver Spotted Skippers as I have lots of them around. I've never seen the Wild Indigo Duskywing in my garden, but apparently one has been hanging around and laid eggs on the plants. I obtained my plants from Wildthings Nursery in Seminole, OK. One of the cats has holed up for the winter, and the other one looks like it is doing the same. They are currently the size of the mature Horace's larvae, and resemble them. However, they have black heads instead of red ones. Sandy