Euphyes_bimacula

<i>Euphyes bimacula</i>

Euphyes bimacula

Species of butterfly

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.[3]

Quick Facts Euphyes bimacula, Conservation status ...

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. They are dark brown on the upperside and pale tawny orange beneath.[4]

The larvae feed on Carex trichocarpa.[5] Adults feed on nectar from flowers including pickerelweed, sweet pepperbush, blue flag, common milkweed, and spiraea.[6]

The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut by state authorities.[7]

Subspecies

There are three subspecies of E. bimacula:[8]

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

References

  1. [1]
    "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Euphyes bimacula Two-spotted Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Euphyes bimacula". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. [3]
    Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
  4. [4]
    Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
  5. [5]
    Euphyes, Site of Markku Savela
  6. [6]
    "Two-spotted Skipper Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867) | Butterflies and Moths of North America".
  7. [7]
    "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection" (PDF).
  8. [8]
    "Euphyes bimacula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.


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