Euphyes pilatka, the Palatka skipper or saw-grass skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from southeastern Virginia south to peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys, then west along the Gulf Coast to southern Mississippi. Strays can be found up to northern Maryland and southwestern Louisiana.[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. pilatka
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The wingspan is 45–54 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Cladium jamaicensis. They live in shelters of rolled leaves.
Subspecies
edit- Euphyes pilatka pilatka
- Euphyes pilatka klotsi L. Miller, Harvey & J. Miller, 1985[4] (Florida Keys)
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Euphyes pilatka Palatka Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Euphyes at funet
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ^ "Euphyes pilatka". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.