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, 2020
Submitted by: gh1954
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 11, 2021
Observation date: Aug 25, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 06, 2021
Observation date: Jun 06, 2015
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Tyrrell County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Jun 12, 2020
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Nov 28, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: J. Trapnell
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Nov 28, 2020
Observation date: Oct 01, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 03, 2020
Observation date: Sep 30, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: J. Trapnell
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 31, 2020
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 25, 2020
Submitted by: Carmel Mothersill
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 28, 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 12, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 12, 2020
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 11, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 04, 2020
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 29, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 27, 2020
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 11, 2020
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 11, 2020
Observation date: May 23, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 27, 2020
Observation date: Sep 03, 2011
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Polk County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 11, 2020
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