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Species Euphyes dukesi - Dukes's Skipper - Hodges#4074

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)
Tribe Hesperiini
Subtribe Hesperiina
Genus Euphyes
Species dukesi (Dukes's Skipper - Hodges#4074)

Hodges Number

4074

Range

Rare and local. Three populations: Atlantic coast from southeastern Virginia to Florida; lower Mississippi valley from Missouri and Illinois to Texas and Louisiana; and the Lake Erie region from Ontario to Indiana.

Habitat

Freshwater or slightly brackish marshes.

Season

In North Carolina, two broods: late May to early July and August to mid September.

Food

Sedges (Carex spp.).
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 9 April, 2004 - 5:01pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Will Cook
Last updated 2 July, 2017 - 7:06am

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