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Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)

Family: Hesperiidae
FNAI State Rank: S2

Range: Florida Panhandle and the northern Florida peninsula
Seasonal Occurrence: April through May, July through October

Habitat: wetland edges and adjacent upland habitat
Host Plants: sedges (Carex)

Although seemingly appropriate habitat is widespread, Dion Skippers are usually found in scattered colonies with low population densities.

Information on seasonal occurrence and host plant in Florida is extracted from Glassberg et al. (2000) Butterflies through Binoculars: Florida, Oxford University Press, and Cech et al. (2005) Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer's Guide, Princeton University Press.