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INSECTS

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

Insects
Native
Silver-spotted Skipper, photo 1 of 5
Silver-spotted Skipper, Caterpillar
Silver-spotted Skipper, Pupa

Butterfly or moth in the family Hesperiidae. Lives in forests and in marshes.

There are 682 observations of Silver-spotted Skipper in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal236
  2. Montérégie152
  3. Outaouais89
  4. Mauricie56
  5. Laurentides44
  6. Estrie31
  7. Capitale-Nationale24
  8. Lanaudière20
  9. Laval18
  10. Centre-du-Québec8
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

ForestCephas
MarshAlexander Rumpel

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia
Honey locustGleditsia triacanthos
False indigoAmorpha fruticosa
TOXIC
American wisteriaWisteria frutescens
GroundnutApios americana
TOXIC
Kidney beanPhaseolus vulgaris
Hog-peanutAmphicarpaea bracteata
Marsh peaLathyrus palustris
Panicledleaf ticktrefoilDesmodium paniculatum
Perplexed ticktrefoilDesmodium perplexum
Roundhead lespedezaLespedeza capitata
Clammy locustRobinia viscosa

Similar species

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Peck's SkipperPolites peckius
Broad-winged SkipperPoanes viator
Little GlassywingVernia verna
Tawny-edged SkipperPolites themistocles
Northern CloudywingCecropterus pylades
Hummingbird ClearwingHemaris thysbe
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Crossline SkipperLimochores origenes