Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Euphyes | |
Similar Euphyes, Euphyes dion, Euphyes conspicua, Poanes viator, Polites origenes | ||
Euphyes bimacula, the two-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. 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.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. They are dark brown on the upperside and pale tawny orange beneath.
The larvae feed on Carex trichocarpa.
Subspecies
There are three subspecies of E. bimacula:
References
Euphyes bimacula Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA