Английская Википедия:Euphyes bimacula

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Euphyes bimacula, the two-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America, from northeast Colorado and western Nebraska; eastern Nebraska east to southern Quebec; southern Maine south to central Virginia; coastal plain south to Georgia; and the Gulf Coast.[1]

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. They are dark brown on the upperside and pale tawny orange beneath.[2]

The larvae feed on Carex trichocarpa.[3] Adults feed on nectar from flowers including pickerelweed, sweet pepperbush, blue flag, common milkweed, and spiraea.[4]

The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut by state authorities.[5]

Subspecies

There are three subspecies of E. bimacula:[6]

  • E. b. arbotsti Gatrelle, 1999
  • E. b. bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
  • E. b. arbotsti (Dodge, 1872)

References

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  1. Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
  2. Two-spotted Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
  3. Euphyes, Site of Markku Savela
  4. Шаблон:Cite web
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  6. Шаблон:ITIS