Dukes' Skipper
Euphyes dukesi (Lindsey, 1923)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is sooty black; male forewing has a stigma, female forewing has a few pale spots. Underside of hindwing is pale brown with a yellow streak through the cell.
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 inches (3.8 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Males patrol to find receptive females. Eggs are deposited singly under host plant leaves. Fourth-stage caterpillars overwinter.
Flight: Two broods from June-September in the mid-South; three broods from May-November in the Deep South.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sedges including hairy sedge (Carex lacustris) and shoreline sedge (Carex hyalinolepis).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of pickerelweed, sneezeweed, hibiscus, and blue mistflower.
Habitat: Shaded tupelo swamps, partially shaded marshes or ditches.
Range: Three populations in the eastern United States the Atlantic Coast from southeast Virginia to northern peninsular Florida, 2) the lower Mississippi Valley from central Missouri and southern Illinois south to the Gulf Coast, and 3) southern Ontario, southeastern Michigan, northeastern Indiana, and northern Ohio.
Conservation: Populations should be conserved wherever found.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: May 31, 2010
Submitted by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: May 22, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jeff Trahan)
Region: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: May 22, 2010
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan (Jeff Trahan)
Region: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: May 31, 2010
Submitted by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Submitted by: BAMONA (Bill Berthet)
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jun 19, 1988
Submitted by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Region: Grenada County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: Sep 06, 1993
Submitted by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Region: Warren County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: Sep 06, 1993
Submitted by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Region: Washington County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: Sep 09, 2008
Submitted by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Region: Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: May 24, 2008
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan (Jeff Trahan)
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2010
Observation date: Sep 17, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet)
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Berthet)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2009
Observation date: Sep 17, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet)
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Berthet)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2009
Observation date: Sep 06, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Berlin A. Heck)
Region: McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John M.Nelson)
Verified date: Apr 09, 2009
Observation date: Jun 29, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jeff Lewis)
Region: Dare County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Apr 13, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dean & Sally Jue)
Region: Taylor County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Apr 22, 2008
Observation date: Oct 06, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Ahearn)
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Feb 25, 2008
Observation date: Jan 01, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dr. F. Lance Wallace of The Citadel, Charleston SC)
Verified date: Dec 10, 2007
Observation date: Oct 13, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Henderson)
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 30, 2007
Observation date: Sep 07, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: St. Charles County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Aug 27, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: Butler County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E. 2003)
Verified date: Feb 21, 2007
Observation date: Aug 26, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: Bollinger County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E. 2003)
Verified date: Feb 21, 2007
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