Afranius's Duskywing (Erynnis afranius) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Butterflies

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Common Names

English common name:

Afranius's Duskywing

In English, species in the genus Erynnis are named "Duskywing".

French common name:

Hespérie d'Afranius

In French, species in the family Hesperiidae are named "Hespérie" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Afranius Duskywing	Hespérie afranius
2010	Afranius Duskywing	Hespérie afranius
2015
2020

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Neoptera

Superorder

Holometabola

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Erynnis afranius	Hesperiidae	Lepidoptera
2010	Erynnis afranius	Hesperiidae	Lepidoptera
2015	Erynnis afranius	Hesperiidae	Lepidoptera
2020	Erynnis afranius	Hesperiidae	Lepidoptera

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Apparently Secure
2020	Apparently Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - N4N5
2020	Apparently Secure - N4

Yukon
2000	Secure - 4
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S1S3
2020	Imperiled - S1S3

Alberta
2000	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Saskatchewan
2000	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Manitoba
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Possibly Extirpated - SH
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present