Epargyreus clarus are beleived to be the most recognized skipper in all of North America.
   They are found in fields, gardens, forest edges and ranges from southern Canada throughout most of the United States to northern Mexico. (They are noticably absent from the Great Basin and western Texas.)
   They are considered to be a perching species, as adult males compete for territory to attract females.
   They prefer open ranges where nectar plants are found, such as forest edges, swamps, brushy areas, and around water habitats at lower elevations.
   They are often restricted by habitat, preferring to fly in the shade.
   At night, or on hot or cloudy days, Epargyreus clarus will rest on the underside of a leaf. 
   It hangs upside down, with wings together over its back so that its silver spot is exposed.
   Adults are diurnal and fly from early to mid summer.
   They have one brood per year in the North and West, two in the East, and three to four in the deep South.
   Each Epargyreus clarus forewing is triangular in shape and dark brown with a large yellow-orange medial patch. Male forewings are more pointed than those of females. The hindwings are also dark brown, with a large silver patch on the discal third of the ventral side. (Thus the name Silver-spotted Skipper.)