Euphyes vestris

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Euphyes vestris
Euphyes vestris metacomet 2192007.jpg
Euphyes vestris metacomet
Dun Skipper.jpg
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Euphyes
Species:
E. vestris
Binomial name
Euphyes vestris
(Boisduval, 1852) [2]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia vestrisBoisduval, 1852
  • Hesperia ruricolaBoisduval, 1852
  • Euphyes ruricola
  • Pamphila osceolaLintner, 1878
  • Pamphila californicaMabille, 1883
  • Hesperia metacometHarris, 1862
  • Pamphila rureaEdwards, 1862
  • Hesperia osykaEdwards, 1867
  • Hesperia baeisScudder, 1889 ( nomen nudum )

Euphyes vestris, the dun skipper, sedge witch or dun sedge skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern Alberta, south to Florida, the Gulf Coast and eastern Texas. There are disjunct populations in the High Plains and Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific Coast.

The wingspan is 29–35 mm. Upperside of head and thorax is yellow-orange. Wings are brown-black; male forewing has a black stigma, female forewing has very small cloudy white spots. [3] Adults are on wing in July in one generation per year. [4] They feed on the nectar from white, pink and purple flowers, including Asclepias syriaca , Vicia americana , Prunella , Mentha × piperita , Apocynum , Ceanothus americanus and Echium vulgare .

The larvae feed on various sedges, including Cyperus esculentus and Carex heliophila .

Subspecies

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. Euphyes at funet
  3. Butterflies and Moths of North America
  4. Atlas of North Dakota Butterflies