Biology:Euphyes bimacula
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Euphyes |
| Species: | E. bimacula
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| Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
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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]
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)
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Euphyes bimacula Two-spotted Skipper". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.114898/Euphyes_bimacula. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ "Euphyes bimacula". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3CSJD.
- ↑ 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". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Euphyes-bimacula.
- ↑ ((Bureau of Natural Resources)) (2015). "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. p. 7. http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf.
- ↑ "Euphyes bimacula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=706608. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
Wikidata ☰ Q5410736 entry
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