Euphyes dukesi

Euphyes dukesi

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Euphyes
Species:
E. dukesi
Binomial name
Euphyes dukesi
(Lindsey, 1923)[2]
Subspecies[3]
  • E. d. dukesi Lindsey, 1923
  • E. d. calhouni Shuey, 1996
Generalized range[4]
Synonyms
  • Atrytone dukesi Lindsey, 1923

Euphyes dukesi, or Dukes' skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It lives in the eastern United States and in a small portion of southern Ontario, Canada, in three distinct populations.[3] Preferred habitats are shaded wetlands (woodland or coastal swamps, marshes, and ditches), with various species of sedge plants it uses as host plants for its larvae.[3]

  1. ^ Schweitzer, DF (2008). "Comprehensive Report Species – Euphyes dukesi". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe Inc. Retrieved 20 December 2013.[permanent dead link]
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