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
Displaying 1 - 24 of 701 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 08, 2019
Submitted by: Martin Reid
Region: Hemphill County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 15, 2022
Observation date: Oct 20, 2020
Submitted by: dondubois
Region: Texas, Montgomery County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Sep 17, 2022
Submitted by: Phil.Delestrez
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 19, 2022
Observation date: Aug 27, 2022
Submitted by: Phil.Delestrez
Region: Georgia, White County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 19, 2022
Observation date: Aug 17, 2022
Submitted by: BL Chaika
Region: Orange County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Sep 06, 2021
Submitted by: H. Wedgeworth
Region: Texas, Montgomery County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 01, 2022
Observation date: Aug 10, 2022
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 30, 2022
Observation date: May 15, 2022
Submitted by: H. Wedgeworth
Region: Texas, Montgomery County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 22, 2022
Observation date: Aug 20, 2022
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 22, 2022
Observation date: Jun 01, 2021
Submitted by: kbeza31979
Region: Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Aug 07, 2022
Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: dave mcelveen
Region: Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 15, 2022
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 31, 2022
Observation date: Jul 15, 2022
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 31, 2022
Observation date: Jul 27, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 29, 2022
Observation date: Jul 20, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 20, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 16, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 16, 2022
Observation date: May 23, 2022
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 25, 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: Aug 30, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Craven County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Nov 26, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Nov 22, 2021
Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: Tom Raub
Region: Kent County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 08, 2021
Observation date: Jun 17, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 05, 2021
Observation date: Sep 22, 2021
Submitted by: LauraSea
Region: Nassau County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 29, 2021
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