Dun Skipper

Euphyes vestris

The Dun Skipper, Sedge Witch or Dun Sedge Skipper is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found 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.
Dun Skipper 12 Dun Skipper,Euphyes vestris,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Appearance

The wingspan is 29-35 mm. Adults are on wing in July in one generation per year. 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".
Dun Skipper - Euphyes vestris Habitat: Feasting on milkweed nectar; wetland/bog https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108363/dun_skipper_-_euphyes_vestris.html Dun Skipper,Euphyes,Euphyes vestris,Geotagged,Summer,United States,butterfly,skipper

Naming

*"Euphyes vestris vestris"
⤷ "Euphyes vestris metacomet"
⤷ "Euphyes vestris kiowah"
⤷ "Euphyes vestris harbisoni" Brown & McGuire, 1983
Dun Skipper - Euphyes vestris Habitat: Feasting on milkweed nectar; wetland/bog https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108362/dun_skipper_-_euphyes_vestris.html Dun Skipper,Euphyes vestris,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Food

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusEuphyes
SpeciesE. vestris
Photographed in
Canada
United States of America