Dukes' Skipper
Euphyes dukesi (Lindsey, 1923)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is sooty black; male forewing has a stigma, female forewing has a few pale spots. Underside of hindwing is pale brown with a yellow streak through the cell.
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 inches (3.8 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Males patrol to find receptive females. Eggs are deposited singly under host plant leaves. Fourth-stage caterpillars overwinter.
Flight: Two broods from June-September in the mid-South; three broods from May-November in the Deep South.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sedges including hairy sedge (Carex lacustris) and shoreline sedge (Carex hyalinolepis).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of pickerelweed, sneezeweed, hibiscus, and blue mistflower.
Habitat: Shaded tupelo swamps, partially shaded marshes or ditches.
Range: Three populations in the eastern United States the Atlantic Coast from southeast Virginia to northern peninsular Florida, 2) the lower Mississippi Valley from central Missouri and southern Illinois south to the Gulf Coast, and 3) southern Ontario, southeastern Michigan, northeastern Indiana, and northern Ohio.
Conservation: Populations should be conserved wherever found.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 142 verified sightings
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 22, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Sumter County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 25, 2020
Observation date: Sep 12, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 15, 2020
Observation date: Sep 12, 2020
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 14, 2020
Observation date: May 30, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Aug 15, 2015
Submitted by: theaquaholic
Region: Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Jul 23, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 17, 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: 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: Sep 22, 2019
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 25, 2019
Observation date: Aug 31, 2012
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 06, 2018
Observation date: Sep 04, 2010
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 06, 2018
Observation date: May 30, 2014
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 19, 2018
Observation date: Jun 23, 2018
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 26, 2018
Observation date: Aug 10, 2014
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 30, 2018
Observation date: Jul 23, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 01, 2017
Observation date: Jul 03, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jul 05, 2017
Observation date: Sep 22, 2016
Submitted by: dsjue
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 08, 2016
Observation date: Jul 24, 2016
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Oct 30, 2016
Observation date: Jul 24, 2016
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Oct 25, 2016
Observation date: Sep 29, 2016
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 11, 2016
Observation date: Aug 17, 2016
Submitted by: crprice
Region: Ripley County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Aug 24, 2016
Observation date: Aug 26, 2013
Submitted by: crprice
Region: Ripley County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 26, 2016
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