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The Dun Skipper, Sedge Witch or Dun Sedge Skipper (''Euphyes vestris'') is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern Alberta, south to Florida, the Gulf Coast and eastern Texas. There are disjunct populations in the high plains and Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific Coast. The wingspan is 29-35 mm.〔(Butterflies and Moths of North America )〕 Adults are on wing in July in one generation per year.〔(Atlas of North Dakota Butterflies )〕 They feed on the nectar from white, pink and purple flowers, including ''Asclepias syriaca'', ''Vicia americana'', ''Prunella'', ''Mentha × piperita'', ''Apocynum'', ''Ceanothus americanus'' and ''Echium vulgare''. The larvae feed on various sedges, including ''Cyperus esculentus'' and ''Carex heliophila''. ==Subspecies== *''Euphyes vestris vestris'' (California) *''Euphyes vestris metacomet'' (Harris, 1862) (from Alberta east through the southern parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, southeast through Montana, South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, and eastward to the Atlantic coast) *''Euphyes vestris kiowah'' (Reakirt, 1866) *''Euphyes vestris harbisoni'' Brown & McGuire, 1983 (California) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Euphyes vestris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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