Poanes

Poanes
Hobomok skipper, Poanes hobomok
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Genus: Poanes
Scudder, 1872
Species

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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
  1. ↑ Poanes, funet.fi


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