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Euphyes bimacula
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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]
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Subspecies
There are three subspecies of E. bimacula:[8]
- E. b. arbotsti Gatrelle, 1999
- E. b. bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
- E. b. arbotsti (Dodge, 1872)
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