Dion Skipper
Euphyes dion (W.H. Edwards, 1879)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside of male forewing is dark brown with a central orange area and a black stigma; female forewing is dark brown with light orange spots. Hindwing is dark brown with a wide orange streak. Underside of hindwing is red-brown or orange-brown with 2 yellow-orange streaks running from the base to the margins.
Wing Span: 1 7/16 - 1 3/4 inches (3.7 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Males have a very quick flight, are territorial, and perch in marshes in the afternoons to await females; sometimes they patrol in the late morning. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate, emerge in the spring to complete feeding, and pupate in nests of leaves and silk.
Flight: One brood in the north from July-early August; two broods in the south from May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various sedges including woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus), hairy sedge (Carex lacustris), and shoreline sedge (Carex hyalinolepis).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of pickerelweed, sneezeweed, buttonbush, Alsike clover, and others.
Habitat: Swamps, open marshes, and bogs.
Range: Scattered populations along the Atlantic coast from western Massachusetts and southeastern New York south to northeastern Florida, west to northeast Texas, and north to southeastern North Dakota, northern Wisconsin, southern Ontario, and southern Quebec.
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
Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 12, 2018
Submitted by: edcope66
Region: Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Oct 04, 2018
Observation date: Sep 05, 2008
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Cobb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 23, 2018
Observation date: Sep 03, 2011
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Polk County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 23, 2018
Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: Brad.Moon
Region: St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 11, 2018
Observation date: Jun 27, 2018
Submitted by: Boomertog
Region: Denton County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 29, 2018
Observation date: Aug 22, 2018
Submitted by: dsjue
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 27, 2018
Observation date: Jun 14, 2011
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Irvin Pitts)
Region: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 08, 2018
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 10, 2018
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: Greg Sievert
Region: Lyon County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 07, 2018
Observation date: Jul 05, 2018
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Clinton County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: layberry
Verified date: Jul 05, 2018
Observation date: Jun 07, 2018
Submitted by: Jean Fontaine
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 29, 2018
Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 29, 2018
Observation date: Oct 02, 2016
Submitted by: cericketts
Region: Gulf County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 02, 2017
Observation date: Aug 19, 2017
Submitted by: John Demko
Region: Allendale County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 22, 2017
Observation date: Aug 18, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 21, 2017
Observation date: Aug 09, 2017
Submitted by: John Demko
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 11, 2017
Observation date: Jul 04, 2017
Submitted by: Vince Moxon
Region: Will County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 01, 2017
Observation date: Jul 24, 2015
Submitted by: billmiky
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Jul 28, 2017
Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: layberry
Verified date: Jul 19, 2017
Observation date: May 29, 2017
Submitted by: Laurie Sheppard
Region: Grayson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 01, 2017
Observation date: May 30, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jun 01, 2017
Observation date: May 30, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jun 01, 2017
Observation date: Sep 04, 2015
Submitted by: Julius
Region: Polk County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 10, 2017
Observation date: Jul 14, 2016
Submitted by: KAWAIIwolf
Region: Delaware County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 17, 2016
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