Euphyes dukesi
Size:
Wingspan is 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 inches.
Similar Species:
Dion Skipper
Habitat:
Fresh water or slightly brackish wetlands or marshes along the edges of
woods with tupelos.
Range/Abundance:
Rare to uncommon in the tidewater
portion of the coastal plain.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from mid June until mid September in two broods with a slight
gap between broods.
Larval Host Plants:
Sedges including Hairy Sedge Carex lacustris and Shoreline Sedge
Carex hyalinolepis
Comments:
A concentrated search is required to find this species. When looking for
this species, you are sure to end up becoming food for the swarms of mosquitoes
in the wetlands where it is usually found.
The top and second photos were taken in Brunswick Co., NC on June 22, 2003. The bottom photo was taken in Brunswick Co., NC on August 23, 2003.
