I was passing a cold winter day skimming through iNaturalist records when I came across a couple of new Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) records for the state. The first came from Colin Croft from the Wildcat Hills area (Scotts Bluff Co.) on May 22, 2020. The second was found at Sutherland Reservoir (Lincoln Co.) on June 21, 2022 by Steve Mlodinow. Its white hindwing fringe makes it one of the easier Duskywings to identify. It is a stray in our area, uncommon, but probably not as rare as the map makes it appear as it has been recorded at most locations where there are people there to notice it. I found numerous other county records on the iNaturalist website. More on them to follow.
