| Euphyes bimacula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Euphyes |
| Species: | E. bimacula |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphyes bimacula | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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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]