Attributes of Euphyes vestris
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris (Boisduval, 1852)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside of head and thorax is yellow-orange. Wings are brown-black; male forewing has a black stigma, female forewing has very small cloudy white spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 3/8 inches (2.9 - 3.5 cm).
Life History: To find receptive females, males perch in low spots about 3 feet from the ground. Females lay eggs singly on leaves of the host plants. Caterpillars feed on leaves and make shelters of rolled or tied leaves. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate, emerge in the spring to complete their development, and pupate in silken tubes at the base of the plants.
Flight: One brood from June-early August in the north; two broods from May-September in the mid-South; several broods from March-October in the Deep South and Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various sedges including chufa flatsedge (Cyperus esculentus) and sun sedge (Carex heliophila).
Adult Food: Nectar from white, pink, or purple flowers including common milkweed, purple vetch, selfheal, peppermint, dogbane, New Jersey tea, and viper's bugloss.
Habitat: Wet areas near deciduous woods such as meadows, seeps, swamp edges, and streams.
Range: Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern Alberta; south to Florida, the Gulf Coast, and eastern Texas. Separate populations in the high plains and Rocky Mountains, and on the Pacific Coast.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may 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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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 11, 2013 | aahewetson | Hood County, Texas, United States | May 14, 2013 | Details |
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July 27, 2011 | Jeff Trahan | Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States | April 20, 2013 | Details |
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August 22, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | March 26, 2013 | Details |
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September 15, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | March 24, 2013 | Details |
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August 22, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | March 19, 2013 | Details |
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June 02, 2012 | crprice | Ripley County, Missouri, United States | March 04, 2013 | Details |
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July 18, 2008 | cheins | Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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July 07, 2012 | Andree | Orleans County, Vermont, United States | January 02, 2013 | Details |
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August 01, 2011 | jfkoza | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | December 11, 2012 | Details |
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August 23, 2012 | crprice | Ripley County, Missouri, United States | December 04, 2012 | Details |
| June 17, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Greg Kareofelas) | Washoe County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 31, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 10, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 15, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 04, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 11, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 20, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 14, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 15, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 22, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 04, 2010 | Jim Brighton | Penobscot County, Maine, United States | November 19, 2012 | Details |
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June 02, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 15, 2012 | Details |
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August 16, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 15, 2012 | Details |
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October 13, 2012 | jjflossem | Hernando County, Florida, United States | November 12, 2012 | Details |
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August 22, 2012 | Terry W. Johnson | Georgia, Talbot County, United States | November 01, 2012 | Details |
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July 09, 2012 | Andree | Orleans County, Vermont, United States | October 24, 2012 | Details |
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October 03, 2012 | Kimberly Mrozinski | Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States | October 03, 2012 | Details |
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September 15, 2012 | Jean Fontaine | Greenville County, South Carolina, United States | September 27, 2012 | Details |
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August 20, 2012 | smatzke | Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States | September 22, 2012 | Details |
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September 08, 2011 | Ken Cheeks | Aiken County, South Carolina, United States | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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July 21, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Leelanau County, Michigan, United States | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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July 21, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Leelanau County, Michigan, United States | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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July 22, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Leelanau County, Michigan, United States | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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August 26, 2012 | Melinda Fawver | Trousdale County, Tennessee, United States | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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August 19, 2012 | stephen stedman | Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States | August 19, 2012 | Details |
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July 15, 2003 | cheins | Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States | August 14, 2012 | Details |
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July 02, 2012 | JimConrad | Adams County, Mississippi, United States | August 12, 2012 | Details |
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August 12, 2011 | kk704 | Morris County, New Jersey, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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March 31, 2012 | cfhayes | Liberty County, Georgia, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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July 29, 2012 | mdolomieu1 | Greene County, Missouri, United States | July 31, 2012 | Details |
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July 19, 2012 | todonnell | Tucker County, West Virginia, United States | July 21, 2012 | Details |
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July 12, 2012 | David Allen Jones | Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States | July 18, 2012 | Details |
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August 03, 2011 | WendyJG | Winnebago County, Illinois, United States | July 16, 2012 | Details |
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July 08, 2012 | stonehollow | Wright County, Minnesota, United States | July 15, 2012 | Details |
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July 07, 2012 | dncms | Knox County, Ohio, United States | July 12, 2012 | Details |
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July 04, 2012 | aarongunnar | Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States | July 06, 2012 | Details |
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June 30, 2012 | Carmel Mothersill | Ontario, Canada | July 02, 2012 | Details |
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June 30, 2012 | Carmel Mothersill | Ontario, Canada | July 02, 2012 | Details |
