Euphyes bimacula

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.[2]

Two-spotted skipper

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Euphyes
Species:
E. bimacula
Binomial name
Euphyes bimacula
(Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Hesperia bimacula Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • H. acanootus (Scudder, 1868)
  • H. illinois (Dodge, 1872)
  • H. contradicta (Leussler, 1933)

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. They are dark brown on the upperside and pale tawny orange beneath.[3]

The larvae feed on Carex trichocarpa.[4] Adults feed on nectar from flowers including pickerelweed, sweet pepperbush, blue flag, common milkweed, and spiraea.[5]

The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut by state authorities.[6]

Subspecies

There are three subspecies of E. bimacula:[7]

  • E. b. arbotsti Gatrelle, 1999
  • E. b. bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
  • E. b. arbotsti (Dodge, 1872)

References
  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Euphyes bimacula Two-spotted Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
  3. Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
  4. Euphyes, Site of Markku Savela
  5. https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Euphyes-bimacula
  6. http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf
  7. "Euphyes bimacula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.


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