Attributes of Euphyes dukesi
Dukes' Skipper
Euphyes dukesi (Lindsey, 1923)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is sooty black; male forewing has a stigma, female forewing has a few pale spots. Underside of hindwing is pale brown with a yellow streak through the cell.
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 inches (3.8 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Males patrol to find receptive females. Eggs are deposited singly under host plant leaves. Fourth-stage caterpillars overwinter.
Flight: Two broods from June-September in the mid-South; three broods from May-November in the Deep South.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sedges including hairy sedge (Carex lacustris) and shoreline sedge (Carex hyalinolepis).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of pickerelweed, sneezeweed, hibiscus, and blue mistflower.
Habitat: Shaded tupelo swamps, partially shaded marshes or ditches.
Range: Three populations in the eastern United States the Atlantic Coast from southeast Virginia to northern peninsular Florida, 2) the lower Mississippi Valley from central Missouri and southern Illinois south to the Gulf Coast, and 3) southern Ontario, southeastern Michigan, northeastern Indiana, and northern Ohio.
Conservation: Populations should be conserved wherever found.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
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| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mobile County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Miller County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Alachua County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dixie County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Duval County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Flagler County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lake County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pasco County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Polk County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Putnam County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Seminole County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Volusia County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Camden County, Georgia, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pulaski County, Illinois, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Union County, Illinois, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Winnebago County, Illinois, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Steuben County, Indiana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Wabash County, Indiana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Fulton County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | McCracken County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Marshall County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Webster County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lenawee County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Monroe County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Wayne County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Benton County, Missouri, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Stoddard County, Missouri, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hinds County, Mississippi, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Leflore County, Mississippi, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Craven County, North Carolina, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Currituck County, North Carolina, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Allen County, Ohio, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Auglaize County, Ohio, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Crawford County, Ohio, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Defiance County, Ohio, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
