Euphyes bimacula, the two-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America, from northeast Colorado and western Nebraska; eastern Nebraska east to southern Quebec; southern Maine south to central Virginia; coastal plain south to Georgia; and the Gulf Coast.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Euphyes |
| Species: | E. bimacula
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The wingspan is 25–30 mm. They are dark brown on the upperside and pale tawny orange beneath.[4]
The larvae feed on Carex trichocarpa.[5] Adults feed on nectar from flowers including pickerelweed, sweet pepperbush, blue flag, common milkweed, and spiraea.[6]
The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut by state authorities.[7]
Subspecies
editThere are three subspecies of E. bimacula:[8]
- E. b. arbotsti Gatrelle, 1999
- E. b. bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
- E. b. arbotsti (Dodge, 1872)
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Euphyes bimacula Two-spotted Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Euphyes bimacula". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ^ Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ Euphyes, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Two-spotted Skipper Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867) | Butterflies and Moths of North America".
- ^ "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection" (PDF).
- ^ "Euphyes bimacula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.