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Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

DORSAL

VENTRAL

 

Caterpillar HostplantsMossy Locust (Robinia hispida), Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), Acacia, False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa), Hog-Peanut (Amphicarpa bracteata), American Potato-Bean (Apios americana), Maryland Tick-Clover (Desmodium marilandicum), Panicled Tick-Clover (Desmodium paniculatum), Common Honey-Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), Round-Head Bush-Clover (Lespedeza capitata), Phaseolus vulgaris, Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), and Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis, Wisteria frutescens).
Area Sighting
Locations
Lake Lewisville
Seasonal Flight DataMarch - October.
General NotesOne of our more common butterflies, this large skipper is easily distinguished from all others by its rapid flight and distinctive "silver" (actually white) spot on the underside of the hindwing. Overwinters in the pupa stage.

Additional Photographs

OVA

LARVA

 

 

PUPA

ADULT


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