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Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) |
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| DISTRIBUTION in North Carolina: Throughout most of the Coastal Plain and Piedmont, but scarce in the northern portions of these provinces. One record from the mountains, where likely a vagrant. How much of our population is migratory is unknown. |
| ABUNDANCE in North Carolina: Fairly common (but easily overlooked) in the extreme southeastern corner of the state; uncommon in the Sandhills and central Coastal Plain, and quite scarce in the northern Coastal Plain. In the Piedmont, uncommon in the southern counties; rare to very uncommon north of Moore and Cabarrus counties. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD in North Carolina: Two broods in NC, but much of the population in late summer and fall might be composed of migrants. Most numerous after mid-September, with peak numbers well into October. Though there is a dip in records in the Piedmont in September, hinting at two broods, there is only a weak gap in the Coastal Plain. These flight charts might suggest a migrant species, but whether this species truly migrates into the state is not certain; it certainly isn't obvious to observers as being "migratory". We would consider it a "winter-stressed" species, whereby stages of the life cycle take such a hit over the winter season that few adults are on the wing during the first half of the year. |
 Distribution, abundance, flight period, and map information provided by Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina. |
 10/16/07 · Wilkes County (P), NC(same Skipper as below) |
 10/16/07 · Wilkes County (P), NC(same Skipper as above) |