Euphyes bimacula
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| Species: | E. bimacula
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Euphyes bimacula, the two-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America, from northeast Colorado and western Nebraska; eastern Nebraska east to southern Quebec; southern Maine south to central Virginia; coastal plain south to Georgia; and the Gulf Coast.[1]
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. They are dark brown on the upperside and pale tawny orange beneath.[2]
The larvae feed on Carex trichocarpa.[3] Adults feed on nectar from flowers including pickerelweed, sweet pepperbush, blue flag, common milkweed, and spiraea.[4]
The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut by state authorities.[5]
Subspecies
There are three subspecies of E. bimacula:[6]
- E. b. arbotsti Gatrelle, 1999
- E. b. bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
- E. b. arbotsti (Dodge, 1872)
References
- ^ Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ^ Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ Euphyes, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Euphyes-bimacula
- ^ http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf
- ^ "Euphyes bimacula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.