Epargyreus clarus
Common name: Silver-spotted Skipper
Feeds on these plants:
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Confetti’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Edward Goucher’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sherwoodii’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunrise’
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Bellis perennis
(sold as Tasso Mix)
Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’
Buddleja davidii
(sold as dwarf)
Buddleja weyeriana 'honeycomb'
Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’
Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’
Cercis canadensis
(sold as Avondale)
Cirsium altissimum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium hilli
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium muticum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium nuttalii
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium species
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium vulgare
(sold as Thistle)
Dianthus caryophyllus
(sold as Cinnamon Red Hots)
Dianthus hybrid
(sold as Spangled Star)
Dianthus
(sold as Raspberrry Parfait)
Dianthus
(sold as Telstar Crimson)
Dianthus
(sold as Telstar Purple)
Dianthus
(sold as x Raspberry Swirl)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Harvest Moon)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Yellow)
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Lobelia cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’
Lobelia erinus
(sold as Blue Splash)
Lobelia hybrid ‘Compliment Deep Red’
Lobelia hybrid
(sold as Laguna Pink)
Lobelia x speciosa
(sold as Fan Deep Red)
Malva thuringiaca
(sold as Rosea)
Passiflora edulis
(sold as Frederick)
Passiflora
(sold as Lavender Lady)
Penstemon hirsutus ‘Blue Spring’
Penstemon laevigatus ssp. digitalis ‘Husker's Red’
Penstemon ‘Andenken An Friedrich Hahn’
Penstemon ‘X Mexicali’
(sold as Miniature Bells)
Penstemon ‘X Mexicali’
(sold as Red Rocks)
Penstemon
(sold as Coral Bells)
Penstemon
(sold as Holly's White)
Penstemon
(sold as Ice Cream Strawberry & Cream)
Penstemon
(sold as Lavender Ruffles)
Penstemon
(sold as Scarlet Queen)
Penstemon
(sold as Wine Kissed)
Petunia
(sold as Appleblossom)
Petunia
(sold as Bermuda Beach)
Petunia
(sold as Cotton Candy)
Petunia
(sold as Donna Picotee Burgundy)
Petunia
(sold as Double Peppermint)
Petunia
(sold as Easy Wave Salmon)
Petunia
(sold as Hybrid Wave Series)
Petunia
(sold as Lavender storm)
Petunia
(sold as Pirouette red)
Petunia
(sold as Ultra burgundy)
Petunia
(sold as Ultra violet)
Petunia
(sold as Wave Misty Lilac)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Sedum anglicum
(sold as green)
Sedum kamtschaticum var. floriferum ‘Weinhenstephaner Gold’
Sedum kamtschaticum
(sold as Akebono)
Sedum rupestre
(sold as Blue Spruce)
Trifolium repens
(sold as Atropurpureum)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena
(sold as Tukana White)
Verbena
(sold as x hybrida Taylortown Red)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Coral)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Yellow)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Oklahoma Scarlet)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Sizzle Cherry & Ivory)
Zinnia
(sold as Crystal White)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland Mix)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland scarlet)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Apricot)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Cherry)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Orange)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion White)
Epargyreus clarus, the Silver-spotted Skipper, can be found in numerous states in all regions of the country except AK and HI.
Favorite nectar plants include: Asclepias, Buddleja, Cirsium, Lantana, Salvia, Verbena, Vernonia, and Zinnia
Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Acacia
Amorpha californica
Amorpha fruticosa
Amorpha
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Amphicarpaea
Apios americana
Astragalus
Desmodium glabellum
Desmodium marilandicum
Desmodium nudiflorum
Desmodium paniculatum
Desmodium perplexum
Desmodium rotundifolium
Desmodium
Erythrina herbacea
Galactia regularis
Gleditsia
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Lathyrus palustris
Lathyrus
Lespedeza capitata
Lespedeza
Lotus crassifolius
Lotus grandiflorus
Lotus
Phaseolus polystachios
Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus
Pueraria montana
Pueraria
Rhynchosia minima
Robinia hispida
Robinia neomexicana
Robinia pseudoacacia
Robinia viscosa
Robinia
Wisteria frutescens
Wisteria sinensis
Wisteria
PD images courtesy of
Dr Thomas G Barnes, USFWS
and
Warren Bielenberg
