Palatka Skipper
Euphyes pilatka (W.H. Edwards, 1867)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is orange with black borders; male forewing has a black 2-part stigma. Underside of hindwing is dull brown and may have faint pale spots.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 2 1/8 inches (4.5 - 5.4 cm).
Life History: Males perch in depressions in marshes to await receptive females. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in shelters of rolled leaves.
Flight: Two broods along the Atlantic Coast from May-September; probably three broods in Florida from January-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sawgrass sedge (Cladium jamaicensis).
Adult Food: Nectar of pickerelweed and other plants.
Habitat: Coastal brackish marshes and freshwater marshes.
Range: Immediate coast from southeast Virginia south to the Florida Keys; peninsular Florida; west along the Gulf Coast to southern Mississippi. Strays to northern Maryland and southwest Louisiana.
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 112 verified sightings
Observation date: Mar 17, 2017
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 02, 2021
Observation date: Mar 02, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 07, 2021
Observation date: Oct 05, 2021
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 06, 2021
Observation date: Oct 24, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 26, 2021
Observation date: Apr 04, 2021
Submitted by: Ron Smith
Region: Franklin County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 17, 2021
Observation date: Mar 20, 2021
Submitted by: Michael Weisensee
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 21, 2021
Observation date: Sep 17, 2015
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Dare County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Oct 06, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 09, 2019
Observation date: Sep 15, 2019
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Taylor County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 17, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: AmyandLeigh
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 29, 2019
Observation date: May 24, 2013
Submitted by: cfhayes
Region: Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 06, 2019
Observation date: Mar 31, 2019
Submitted by: kellydfl
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 01, 2019
Observation date: Mar 24, 2019
Submitted by: kellydfl
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 27, 2019
Observation date: Mar 20, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 22, 2019
Observation date: Oct 01, 2017
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Jasper County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Nov 27, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2014
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Jasper County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Nov 27, 2018
Observation date: Jun 06, 2015
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Jasper County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Nov 27, 2018
Observation date: Aug 25, 2018
Submitted by: kellydfl
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 03, 2018
Observation date: Feb 03, 2017
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 09, 2017
Observation date: Aug 29, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 31, 2017
Observation date: Apr 02, 2017
Submitted by: H Hooper
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 18, 2017
Observation date: Mar 02, 2017
Submitted by: bttfly9@yahoo.com
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 09, 2017
Observation date: Oct 28, 2016
Submitted by: Don Chalfant
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 01, 2016
Observation date: May 02, 2014
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 02, 2016
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