Maryland Biodiversity Project - Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)

Dion Skipper Euphyes dion (W.H. Edwards, 1879)

Synonyms: Hodges #4072.

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Uncommon in fresh and brackish wetlands across the coastal plain.

Southern Dorchester County is a good place to look for Dion Skippers. Check any blooming Common Buttonbush or Coastal Sweet Pepperbush.

Host plants include various sedge species including Woolgrass, Hairy Sedge, and Tussock Sedge (Cech and Tudor, 2005).

There are 39 records in the project database.

A Dion Skipper in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/19/2017). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

A Dion Skipper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/1/2013) Photo by Annette Allor. (MBP list)

A Dion Skipper in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/26/2008). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)

A Dion Skipper in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/15/2011). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Dion Skipper in Harford Co., Maryland (7/17/2021). (c) apistopanchax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Dion Skipper in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Dion Skipper in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/19/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Dion Skipper in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Dion Skipper in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/30/2016). Photo by Sue Ricciardi. (MBP list)

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