Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 943355

Two-spotted Skipper
Euphyes bimacula

Observation date: July 12, 2011
Submitted by: Steven Daniel
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I had forgotten this sighting until I was going through my photos. Interesting to see it on rose pogonia. There were plenty of sedges here, but the listed host plant, Carex trichocarpa, does not grow here, so it is clearly using other species.
Status: Resident
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: February 01, 2014
Coordinator notes: Also reported to feed on Carex stricta
Checklist region(s): Hancock County, Maine, United States

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