Berry's Skipper (Euphyes berryi)

This is one of the rarest butterflies in NC, known only from a few coastal plain sites, and even in those sites, it's not found every year. It's probably two brooded and is more "common" (still quite rare) in late Aug/early Sep. It's found in marshy areas, swamp edges, and in wet savannah type habitats. Note the tawny-orange underside and paler veins.
Berry's Skipper (Euphyes berryi) Berry's Skipper (Euphyes berryi)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006

Named after lepidopterist Dean Berry who studied this butterfly in Florida several decades ago.


Berry's Skipper (Euphyes berryi) Berry's Skipper (Euphyes berryi)
Okeechobee Co., FL
12 Aug 2003
Okeechobee Co., FL
12 Aug 2003

Berry's Skipper (Euphyes berryi)
Here's a poor picture of a NC Berry's
Craven Co., NC
28 Aug 2005

Berry's Skipper (Euphyes berryi) Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006

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Created on ... June 2, 2005 | Updated on ... August 31, 2006 | jspippen@duke.edu