noun

• A small dark-winged butterfly of the skipper family, found in North America.

  Genus Erynnis, family Hesperiidae; the species are very difficult to tell apart

  ‘The persius dusky wing prefers areas of oak forest that have been burned, leaving charred remains behind.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Like other dusky wings this species is often associated with oak forests and forest openings.’
  • ‘Even the dusky wings were not observed while they otherwise were randomly distributed across all other segments.’