Two-spotted Skipper
Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Forewings are pointed, fringe is white. Underside of head and body are white. Upperside is dark brown; male forewing with reddish orange patch, female forewing with 2 pale spots. Underside of hindwing is orange-brown with pale veins and a white anal fold.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 5/8 inches (3.2 - 4.2 cm).
Life History: Males perch within 3 feet of the ground in sedge marshes to watch for females. Caterpillars eat leaves and live in nests of rolled or tied leaves. Half-grown caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood in the north from June-July; two broods in the south from May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Hairyfruit sedge (Carex trichocarpa).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including pickerelweed, sweet pepperbush, blue flag, common milkweed, and spiraea.
Habitat: Marshes, bogs, wet streamsides, and wet sedge meadows.
Range: Northeast Colorado and western Nebraska; eastern Nebraska east to southern Quebec; southern Maine south to central Virginia; coastal plain south to Georgia; the Gulf Coast.
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.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 348 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 15, 2022
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Feb 25, 2023
Observation date: Jun 06, 2020
Submitted by: Shirley Devan
Region: James City County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Aug 06, 2022
Observation date: Jun 23, 2022
Submitted by: Eric Hartshaw
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 28, 2022
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: Nick K
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 25, 2022
Observation date: Jun 19, 2022
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 22, 2022
Observation date: Apr 29, 2022
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 07, 2022
Observation date: Jul 01, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 02, 2021
Observation date: Jun 14, 2021
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 16, 2021
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Nov 18, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2011
Submitted by: cjbruchman
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 27, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 05, 2020
Submitted by: Julius
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 11, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2020
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 20, 2020
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 21, 2020
Observation date: Oct 09, 2010
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 28, 2019
Observation date: May 22, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 28, 2019
Observation date: May 18, 2011
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 25, 2018
Observation date: May 18, 2011
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 25, 2018
Observation date: Jun 20, 2017
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Preston County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 25, 2017
Observation date: Jun 28, 2017
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
Verified by: wayne13114
Verified date: Jun 30, 2017
Observation date: Jun 14, 2017
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 14, 2017
Observation date: Jul 13, 2016
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 16, 2016
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