The wild indigo duskywing has a wingspan of a little over an inch (2.5 cm). Its wings are chocolate brown with some semi-transparent white patches and spots.
The wild indigo duskywing is found in open woods, railroad beds, and on the sides of highways.
The wild indigo duskywing caterpillar eats wild indigo and crown vetch. The adult eats nectar from the flowers of blackberry, clover, black-eyed Susan, wild strawberry, and dogbane.
The male wild indigo duskywing perches on low shrubs and waits for a female. The female lays one egg at a time on the leaves of a host plant.
The wild indigo duskywing produces 1-2 broods a year. The caterpillars from the second brood overwinter in piles of leaves.
The wild indigo duskywing flies low to the ground.
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The wild indigo duskywing is found in New Hampshire.
The wild indigo duskywing is found in much of the eastern U.S. from New England south to northern Florida and South Dakota south to Texas.
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