Epargyreus clarus – Silver-spotted Skipper

Caterpillar foods:  woody legumes including Black Locust, Honey Locust, and Amorpha sp.;  also certain herbaceous legumes;  pupa overwinters  (Bugguide)

A very common species here.

6/7/2008silver spotted skipper 6-7-08

 

6/7/2008

silver spotted skipper 2 6-7-08

 

5/31/2004

silver spotted skipper 3

 

6/3/2006

silver spotted skipper 6-3-06 back jpg

 

5/31/2004

silver spotted skipper2 5-31-04

 

8/9/2020 found on Hog Peanut

 

9/17/2020  Pupa – overwintered in the frig

 

6/5/2021  Adult emerged and was released

 

6/30/2021 Egg on Desmodium glutinosum

 

7/2/2021  Egg ready to hatch

 

7/5/2021  Newly emerged caterpillar

 

7/9/2021

 

7/14/2021