Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

Common statewide in NC, this large skipper flies from spring into fall. When seen from above, it can be confused with Hoary Edge or Golden Banded-Skipper. Note the gold spots above on Silver-spotted Skippers do not enclose a small brown spot as they do on Hoary Edge. Also note the crooked shape of the gold spot line on Silver-spotted Skippers as opposed to the straighter, longer spot line on Golden Banded-Skipper.
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Orange Co., NC
1 June 2009
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) mated pair
Duke Forest Durham Division, Orange Co., NC
10 Aug 2008
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC
13 May 2017		 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
18 Sep 2022
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Caldwell Co., NC
23 Aug 2016
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Durham Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
27 July 2019
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Durham Co., NC
19 Aug 2019		 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Durham Co., NC
19 Aug 2019
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Game Land, Caswell Co., NC
3 May 2020

Nectaring on Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum)

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Durham Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
30 Aug 2020
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC
18 Aug 2013
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Alamance Co., NC
7 Sep 2020
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Durham Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
23 Aug 2020		 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), mated pair
Hill Forest, Durham Co., NC
16 Aug 2020
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Quail Roost, Durham Co., NC
16 Aug 2020		 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Weymoth Woods, Moore Co., NC
1 Apr 2012
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
3 Sep 2022
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
2 May 2023
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
2 May 2023
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Madison Co., NC
18 May 2023		 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Haywood Co., NC
19 May 2023
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Madison Co., NC
18 May 2023
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Durham Co., NC
3 Sep 2022		 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Manteo, Dare Co., NC
4 Sep 2023
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
8 June 2023
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Alamance Co., NC
31 May 2023
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Brumley Nature Preserve, Orange Co., NC
1 Aug 2024
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Buncombe Co., NC
26 June 2004		 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Korstian Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
29 May 2003
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Clay Co., NC
21 May 2005		 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Haywood Co., NC
13 May 2005
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Haywood Co., NC
15 Apr 2006
Indiana individuals
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Kankakee Sands, Newton Co., IN
30 July 2015
Montana Individuals
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Elkhorn Creek, Lewis & Clark Co., MT
7 June 2016
Colorado Individuals
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Rock Creek, El Paso Co., CO
9 July 2016		 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Rock Creek, El Paso Co., CO
9 July 2016
Ontario Individuals
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)Roadside in Lanark Co., Ontario
13 July 2018
Michigan Individuals
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
St. Clair Co., MI
7 July 2012

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