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Dun Skipper - Euphyes vestris
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Dun Skipper - Mount Uniacke, NS - 2011-07-10
Photo © Peter Payzant
Status in Nova Scotia
Fairly common.

Flight Period
Late June to mid August.

Habitat
Wet areas near deciduous woods (Opler).

Larval Foodplants
Sedges.

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.

Further Reading


Dun Skipper - Mount Uniacke, NS, 2011-07-10
Dun Skipper - Mount Uniacke, NS - 2011-07-10
2011-07-10
Photo © Peter Payzant
Dun Skipper - Pockwock Road, NS, 2011-07-31
Dun Skipper - Pockwock Road, NS - 2011-07-31
2011-07-31
Photo © Rita Viau
Dun Skipper - Apple River, 2017-07-30
Dun Skipper - Apple River - 2017-07-30
2017-07-30
Photo © Kathleen Spicer
Dun Skipper - Victoria Park, Truro, 2022-07-17
Dun Skipper - Victoria Park, Truro - 2022-07-17
2022-07-17
Photo © William D. Crawford
Dun Skipper - Lower Sackville, 2023-07-12
Dun Skipper - Lower Sackville - 2023-07-12
2023-07-12
Photo © Elaine Wellon