Dion Skipper
Euphyes dion (W.H. Edwards, 1879)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside of male forewing is dark brown with a central orange area and a black stigma; female forewing is dark brown with light orange spots. Hindwing is dark brown with a wide orange streak. Underside of hindwing is red-brown or orange-brown with 2 yellow-orange streaks running from the base to the margins.
Wing Span: 1 7/16 - 1 3/4 inches (3.7 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Males have a very quick flight, are territorial, and perch in marshes in the afternoons to await females; sometimes they patrol in the late morning. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate, emerge in the spring to complete feeding, and pupate in nests of leaves and silk.
Flight: One brood in the north from July-early August; two broods in the south from May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various sedges including woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus), hairy sedge (Carex lacustris), and shoreline sedge (Carex hyalinolepis).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of pickerelweed, sneezeweed, buttonbush, Alsike clover, and others.
Habitat: Swamps, open marshes, and bogs.
Range: Scattered populations along the Atlantic coast from western Massachusetts and southeastern New York south to northeastern Florida, west to northeast Texas, and north to southeastern North Dakota, northern Wisconsin, southern Ontario, and southern Quebec.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 30, 2009
Submitted by: Gary L. Spicer
Region: Ellis County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jan 14, 2011
Observation date: Jul 08, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dan Bogar)
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 12, 2010
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 09, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Vicki DeLoach)
Region: Clayton County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 09, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Vicki DeLoach)
Region: Clayton County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Aug 01, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David L. Amadio)
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith (Richard Smith)
Verified date: Sep 21, 2010
Observation date: Aug 15, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Nelson)
Region: Meigs County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
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Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
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Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
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Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bart Jones)
Region: Stewart County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Aug 18, 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 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: Sep 14, 2001
Submitted by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Region: Jackson County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: Sep 13, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Julius Basham)
Region: Obion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Jun 28, 2010
Observation date: Jul 29, 2009
Submitted by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Region: Nobles County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
Observation date: Sep 10, 2009
Submitted by: MaryAnn Friedman (MaryAnn Friedman)
Region: Escambia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Oct 13, 2009
Observation date: Sep 28, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Lisa Keppner)
Region: Bay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Oct 13, 2009
Observation date: Sep 03, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet)
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Berthet)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2009
Observation date: Sep 03, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet)
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Berthet)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2009
Observation date: Sep 03, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet)
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Berthet)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2009
Observation date: Sep 03, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet)
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Berthet)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2009
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