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
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 154 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 11, 2021
Submitted by: Teamdean
Region: Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Aug 07, 2022
Observation date: Jun 09, 2021
Submitted by: Teamdean
Region: Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 30, 2022
Observation date: Jun 21, 2021
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Fayette County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 01, 2022
Observation date: Oct 05, 2021
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 08, 2021
Observation date: Sep 26, 2021
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Sumter County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 07, 2021
Observation date: Sep 23, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Sumter County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 29, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 04, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 04, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 14, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 14, 2021
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
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