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title: "Saltarina de alas oscuras triste"
description: "Erynnis tristis — Insectos y arañas. Erynnis tristis, commonly known as the mournful duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae that is commonly found in North America in oak woodlands."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/mournful-duskywing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Saltarina de alas oscuras triste

> Erynnis tristis — Insectos y arañas. Erynnis tristis, commonly known as the mournful duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae that is commonly found in North America in oak woodlands.

- Scientific name: *Erynnis tristis*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 10252
- Wikidata: [Q13613023](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13613023)
- iNaturalist taxon: [59189](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/59189)

## Names

- en: Mournful Duskywing
- es: Saltarina de alas oscuras triste

## Countries with the most observations

US (7770), MX (330), HN (5), CR (3)

## Summary

Erynnis tristis, commonly known as the mournful duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae that is commonly found in North America in oak woodlands. It is mottled brown with a white fringe on the hind wings. It is commonly mistaken for Erynnis funeralis due to both species having a white fringe on the hindwing. Erynnis tristis relies heavily on a variety of oak species as a hostplant, where the larvae feed on oak while the adults nectar from a variety of wild and garden flowers. This butterfly mates through hill-topping, where males perch on various objects to attract females.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erynnis_tristis

## Photo

![Saltarina de alas oscuras triste](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mournful-duskywing/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dan Horowitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243208697

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mournful-duskywing?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).