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Poanes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Hesperiinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Poanes

Higher classification
  
Hesperiini

Order
  
Butterflies and moths


Lower classifications
  
Hobomok skipper, Zabulon skipper

Zabulon skipper poanes zabulon male wings open and closed


Poanes is a genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) distributed throughout North and Central America. The larvae feed on grasses and sedges.

Contents

Poanes skippers


Species

Listed alphabetically:

  • 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

    Poanes Wikipedia
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