Two-spotted Skipper
(Euphyes bimacula)
Grass Skippers
Appearance: Below, orange-brown with pale veining and bold white ray along underside of head, body, and trailing edge of hindwing. Above, mostly brown – male with orange patch on forewing; female with two white spots centered on forewing.
Wingspan: Small; 1 1/4 to 1 5/8 inches.
Habitat: Bogs, marshes, and sedgy meadows; plains.
Flight Times: Mid-June to mid-July; one brood. Half-grown caterpillars hibernate.
Larval Foodplant: Sedges.
Did You Know…
In the west it is maybe the rarest and most local of any butterfly with an extensive range in the U.S. (Glassberg, 2003).
