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
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2015
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 12, 2015
Observation date: Jun 26, 2015
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 28, 2015
Observation date: Jun 17, 2015
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Grayson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Jun 27, 2015
Observation date: Jun 23, 2014
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Preston County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 30, 2015
Observation date: Jul 10, 2014
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 27, 2014
Observation date: Jul 12, 2014
Submitted by: Bob Bouman
Region: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 18, 2014
Observation date: Jul 12, 2011
Submitted by: Steven Daniel
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Feb 01, 2014
Observation date: Jul 11, 2011
Submitted by: Steven Daniel
Region: Washington County, Maine, United States
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Dec 10, 2013
Observation date: Jun 09, 2012
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 12, 2012
Observation date: Jun 08, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jun 08, 2012
Observation date: Jun 24, 2009
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Grundy County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 26, 2012
Observation date: Jul 15, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Karen Holmes)
Region: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 26, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Erik Nielsen)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 07, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother #)
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 29, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Walton)
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 27, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Benner _ Tom Gagnon)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 12, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon+Ron Cloutier)
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 30, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Model)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 11, 1993
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie)
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 24, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Murray)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 13, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Model)
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 27, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Benner + Joe Wicinski + Tom Gagnon + Bruce Ca)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 06, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Model)
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 03, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (T.Gagnon + C.Gentes)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
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