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Euphyes vestris
Upperside of head and thorax is yellow-orange. Wings are brown-black; male forewing has a black stigma, female forewing has very small cloudy white spots. Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 3/8 inches (2.9 - 3.5 cm).
Wet areas near deciduous woods such as meadows, seeps, swamp edges, and streams. Range is Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern Alberta; south to Florida, the Gulf Coast, and eastern Texas. Separate populations in the high plains and Rocky Mountains, and on the Pacific Coast. This one was photographed at Silver Bluff Audubon Center near Jackson (Aiken County), SC.
Caterpillar Hosts include various sedges including chufa flatsedge (Cyperus esculentus) and sun sedge (Carex heliophila). Adults nectar from white, pink, or purple flowers including common milkweed, purple vetch, selfheal, peppermint, dogbane, New Jersey tea, and viper's bugloss.
Spotted on Sep 8, 2011
Submitted on Apr 16, 2013
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