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 73 - 96 of 348 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 19, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hoag, David)
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Hoag, David)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 29, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Griggs, Scott; Griggs, Rachael)
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (VBS staff)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1892
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Foote)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 13, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon, Jeanne Raffin)
Region: Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 06, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hoag, David)
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Hoag, David)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 01, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan)
Region: Essex County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (VBS staff)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1960
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 29, 2006
Submitted by: khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin)
Region: Bennington County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Hemeon, Kevin)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 01, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hoag, David)
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Hoag, David)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 09, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hoag, David)
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Hoag, David)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 29, 2006
Submitted by: khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin)
Region: Bennington County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (VBS staff)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1954
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pease)
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 09, 1961
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John Bauer)
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 30, 2011
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jime Monroe)
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 12, 2011
Submitted by: davidwright (David Wright)
Region: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 05, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dan Vickers)
Region: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 05, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dan Vickers)
Region: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA
Region:
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 07, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Christian Nunes)
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 06, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Christian Nunes)
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 06, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Christian Nunes)
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 10, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pinada)
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Colorado Natural History Program survey)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 29, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Christian Nunes)
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Collinge)
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Collinge)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
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