Poanes
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| Hobomok skipper, Poanes hobomok | |
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| Genus: | Poanes Scudder, 1872
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Poanes is a genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) distributed throughout North and Central America. The larvae feed on grasses and sedges.
Species
Listed alphabetically:[1]
- Poanes aaroni (Skinner, 1890) – saffron skipper
- Poanes azin (Draudt, 1924)
- Poanes benito Freeman, 1979 – Benito's skipper
- Poanes hobomok (Harris, 1862) – Hobomok skipper
- Poanes inimica (Butler & Druce, 1872) – yellow-stained skipper
- Poanes macneilli Burns, 1992 – Macneill's skipper
- Poanes massasoit (Scudder, 1863) – mulberry wing
- Poanes melane (Edwards, 1869) – umber skipper
- Poanes monticola (Godman, [1900]) – oyamel skipper
- Poanes niveolimbus (Mabille, 1889) – snow-fringed skipper
- Poanes taxiles (Edwards, 1881) – golden skipper
- Poanes ulphila (Plötz, 1883) – ulphila skipper
- Poanes viator (Edwards, 1865) – broad-winged skipper
- Poanes yehl (Skinner, 1893) – Yehl skipper
- Poanes zabulon (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]) – Zabulon skipper
- Poanes zachaeus (Plötz, 1883) – Zachaeus skipper
References and external links
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