Euphyes bimacula, the two-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America, from northeast Colorado and western Nebraska; eastern Nebraska east to southern Quebec; southern Maine south to central Virginia; coastal plain south to Georgia; and the Gulf Coast.[1]
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. They are dark brown on the upperside and pale tawny orange beneath.[2]
The larvae feed on Carex trichocarpa.[3] Adults feed on nectar from flowers including pickerelweed, sweet pepperbush, blue flag, common milkweed, and spiraea.[4]
The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut by state authorities.[5]
There are three subspecies of E. bimacula: