Attributes of Euphyes dion
Dion Skipper
Euphyes dion (W.H. Edwards, 1879)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside of male forewing is dark brown with a central orange area and a black stigma; female forewing is dark brown with light orange spots. Hindwing is dark brown with a wide orange streak. Underside of hindwing is red-brown or orange-brown with 2 yellow-orange streaks running from the base to the margins.
Wing Span: 1 7/16 - 1 3/4 inches (3.7 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Males have a very quick flight, are territorial, and perch in marshes in the afternoons to await females; sometimes they patrol in the late morning. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate, emerge in the spring to complete feeding, and pupate in nests of leaves and silk.
Flight: One brood in the north from July-early August; two broods in the south from May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various sedges including woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus), hairy sedge (Carex lacustris), and shoreline sedge (Carex hyalinolepis).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of pickerelweed, sneezeweed, buttonbush, Alsike clover, and others.
Habitat: Swamps, open marshes, and bogs.
Range: Scattered populations along the Atlantic coast from western Massachusetts and southeastern New York south to northeastern Florida, west to northeast Texas, and north to southeastern North Dakota, northern Wisconsin, southern Ontario, and southern Quebec.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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By default, the fifty most recently verified sightings are below. Sort by Observation Date to see the most recent sightings, or filter the sightings by region to get a regional list.
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July 14, 2008 | cheins | Douglas County, Minnesota, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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July 02, 2012 | tjantscher | Anoka County, Minnesota, United States | January 12, 2013 | Details |
| May 28, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Kathy Malone, FL) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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October 03, 2012 | Rose A. Payne | Georgia, Twiggs County, United States | November 01, 2012 | Details |
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July 06, 2012 | khemeon | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | October 24, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | October 24, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | October 24, 2012 | Details |
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June 26, 2012 | khemeon | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | October 08, 2012 | Details |
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May 24, 2012 | carolyncaig | Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States | September 12, 2012 | Details |
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August 09, 2012 | Joshua Spence | Gordon County, Georgia, United States | August 27, 2012 | Details |
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August 22, 2011 | Naseem Reza | Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | jim8435wisc | Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States | July 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 25, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Jasper County, Iowa, United States | July 03, 2012 | Details |
| July 05, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd+Brian Cassie) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 15, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Dave Wagner) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 07, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Unknown Observer) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 26, 1997 | legacy.reporter (T Tyning et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (M Fairbrother et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 15, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 14, 1999 | legacy.reporter (N.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 09, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Ron + Sue Cloutier) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Mike Nelson) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 07, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Mike Nelson) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Cloutier #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 20, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon+B. Higgins) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 23, 2000 | legacy.reporter (T Tyning et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 20, 2003 | legacy.reporter (T. Tyning et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 2002 | legacy.reporter (M Fairbrother et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 2003 | legacy.reporter (R. Laubach et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Bo Zaremba) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 09, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 18, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon+Betsy Higgins) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 19, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Ron+Sue Cloutier) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 05, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Frank Model) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 2011 | legacy.reporter (T. Gagnon and B. Higgins) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 22, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Ron Hamburger) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 2011 | legacy.reporter (T. Gagnon and B. Higgins) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 18, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning#) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 09, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 11, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Rene Laubach #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 08, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Rene Laubach et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 11, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Barbara Spencer) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Barbara Spencer) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 14, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon ) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 13, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Karl Gardner) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Frank Model) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details |
