Two-spotted Skipper
Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Two-spotted Skipper: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/626
Synonyms
Hodges #4077 
Tags
Endangered (MD) S1 (Highly state rare)

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19 Records

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Relationships

Host plant: Upright Sedge and Hairy-fruit Sedge (Cech and Tudor, 2005).

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Euphyes bimacula
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Euphyes
Species:
E. bimacula
Binomial name
Euphyes bimacula
(Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hesperia bimacula Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • Atrytone contradicta Leussler, 1933
  • Hesperia acanootus Scudder, 1868
  • Hesperia illinois Doge, 1872

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]

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

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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

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Euphyes bimacula Two-spotted Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Euphyes bimacula". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
  4. ^ Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
  5. ^ Euphyes, Site of Markku Savela
  6. ^ "Two-spotted Skipper Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867) | Butterflies and Moths of North America".
  7. ^ Bureau of Natural Resources (2015). "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015" (PDF). State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "Euphyes bimacula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.


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