Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Hesperioidea Hesperiidae Hesperiinae

• Poanes aaroni (Skinner, 1890) New Jersey. See [maps] Aaron's Skipper Saffron Skipper

  • Pamphila aaroni Skinner, 1890; Ent. News 1 (1): 6

  • Poanes aaroni, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Poanes aaroni aaroni, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Poanes aaroni, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Phycanassa aaroni; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 55
  • Poanes aaroni; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 27; [NACL], #4062; [Opler]

  Larva on Poaceae [NAB]

  • P. a. howardi (Skinner, 1896) Florida

    • Pamphila howardi Skinner, 1896; Can. Ent. 28 (7): 187

    • Poanes aaroni howardi, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Phycanassa howardi; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 55
    • Poanes aaroni howardi; [NACL], #4062a
• Poanes azin (Godman, 1900) Colombia. See [maps]

  • Pamphila azin Godman, 1900; ; TL: Colombia
  • Poanes zabulon richteri Bell, 1947; ; TL: Colombia
    • = ; [NL4A], #1984

  • Poanes azin, Butterflies of America [BOA]

  • Poanes azin; [NL4A], #1984
• Poanes benito Freeman, 1979 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Poanes benito Freeman, 1979; Bull. Allyn Mus. 52: (1-13); TL: La Calera, 10 miles S of Cumbre de Autian [sic], Jalisco, Mexico

  • Poanes benito; [NL4A], #1985
• Poanes hobomok (Harris, 1862) E.Canada - Alabama. See [maps] Hobomok Skipper

  • hobomok (Harris, 1862); Treatise Ins. injur. Veget. (3rd edn): 313
  • pocahontas (Scudder, 1863); Proc. Essex Inst. 3: 171
  • quadaquina (Scudder, 1868)
  • zabulon (Scudder, 1889, not Boisduval & Leconte, 1834)
  • Poanes freidlei Watson, 1920
  • Poanes pallida Watson, 1921
  • Poanes alfaratta Holland, 1930; ♀
  • Poanes ridingsii F. H. & R. L. Chermock, 1940

  • Poanes hobomok, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Poanes hobomok hobomok, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Poanes hobomok, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Poanes hobomok, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

  • quadraquina; Kirby, 1871, (missp.); Dyar, 1903, (missp.)
  • Atrytone hobomok; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49
  • Atrytone hobomok pocahontas; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49
  • Poanes hobomok; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 28; [NACL], #4059; [Opler]

  Larva on Poaceae [NAB]

  • P. h. wetona Scott, 1981

    • Poanes hobomok wetona, Butterflies of America [BOA]
• Poanes inimica (Butler & Druce, 1872) Mexico, Costa Rica. See [maps]

  • Pamphila inimica Butler & Druce, 1872; Cistula ent. 1 (5): 114; TL: Costa Rica
  • Hesperia lupulina Plötz, 1882
    • = ; [NL4A], #1986

  • Poanes inimica, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Poanes inimica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Atrytone inimica; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 496, 3 pl. 94, f. 44-47
  • Poanes inimica; [NL4A], #1986
• Poanes macneilli Burns, 1992 Colombia. See [maps]

  • Poanes macneilli Burns, 1992; ; TL: Colombia

  • Poanes macneilli, Butterflies of America [BOA]

  • Poanes macneilli; [NL4A], #1987
• Poanes massasoit (Scudder, 1863) Massachusetts. See [maps] Mulberry Wing

  • Hesperia massasoit Scudder, 1863; Proc. Essex Inst. 3: 171
  • suffusa (Laurent, 1892); Ent. News. 3: 15

  • Poanes massasoit, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Poanes massasoit massasoit, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Poanes massasoit, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Poanes massasoit suffusa; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49
  • Poanes massasoit; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 29; [NACL], #4058; [Opler]

  Larva on Poaceae , Cyperaceae , Carex stricta [NAB]

  • P. m. chermocki Andersen & Simmons, 1976 Maryland

    • Poanes massasoit chermocki Andersen & Simmons, 1976; J. Lep. Soc. 30 (1): 19, f. 1-4, 9-10; TL: New Bridge, Dorchester Co., Maryland

    • Poanes massasoit chermocki, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Poanes massasoit chermocki; [NACL], #4058a
  • P. m. hughi Clark, 1931 Maryland, ...?

    • Poanes massasoit hughi Clark, 1931; Ann. Carnegie Mus. 21 (1): (7-9)

    • Poanes massasoit hughi; Andersen & Simmons, 1976, J. Lep. Soc. 30 (1): 19, 20, f. 5-8
• Poanes melane (Edwards, 1869) Mexico, California, .... See [maps] Umber Skipper

  • Hesperia melane Edwards, 1869; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 2: 312; TL: California

  • Poanes melane, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Poanes melane, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Poanes melane, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Atrytone melane; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 494, 3 pl. 94, f. 30-34
  • Phycanassa melane; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 55
  • Paratrytone melane; [NACL], #4065
  • Poanes melane; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1988

  Larva on (Grasses) Cynodon dactylon, Deschampsia caespitosa, Lamarckia aurea, Stenotaphrum secundatum, Carex spissa, Phyllostachys bambusoides, Ehrharta erecta, Lolium multiflorum, Paspalum dilatatum, Pennisetum clandestinum, Sorghum sudanense, Digitaria sanguinalis, Bromus carinatus, Dactylis glomerata, Agrostis palustris, Festuca myuros, F. rubra, Agropyron cristatum, Poa pratensis? Barbehenn, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 386

  • P. m. melane California, ...

    • Pamphila marmorosa Godman, 1900; (nom. nud.)
      • = Poanes melane melane ; [NL4A], #1988a

    • Poanes melane melane; [NL4A], #1988a
  • P. m. poa (Evans, 1955) Costa Rica, ...

    • melane poa (Evans, 1955) (Paratrytone); ; TL: Costa Rica

    • Poanes melane poa, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Poanes melane poa; [NL4A], #1988b
  • P. m. vitellina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

    • Poanes melane vitellina, Butterflies of America [BOA]
    • Paratrytone melane vitellina, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]

    • Poanes melane vitellina; [NL4A], #1988c
    • Paratrytone melane vitellina; [NACL], #4065a
• Poanes monticola (Godman, [1900]) Mexico. See [maps]

  • Atrytone monticola Godman, [1900]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 495, 3 pl. 94, f. 37-40; TL: Mexico, Aguascalienes; México; Veracruz
  • Paratrytone capta Miller & Miller, 1972; ; TL: Mexico, Hidalgo
    • = ; [NL4A], #1989

  • Poanes monticola, Butterflies of America [BOA]

  • Poanes monticola; [NL4A], #1989
• Poanes niveolimbus (Mabille, 1889) Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Pamphila niveolimbus Mabille, 1889; Le Naturaliste 11 / (2) 3: 133, 134; TL: Guatemala

  • Poanes niveolimbus, Butterflies of America [BOA]

  • Atrytone niveolimbus; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 496, 3 pl. 94, f. 41-43
  • Poanes niveolimbus; [NL4A], #1990
• Poanes taxiles (Edwards, 1881) SW.USA, NW.Mexico. See [maps] Golden Skipper

  • Pamphila taxiles Edwards, 1881; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 9: 5; TL: Colorado
  • Phycanassa psaumis Godman, [1900]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 489, 3 pl. 94, f. 2-3; TL: Mexico, Bolaños in Jalisco
    • = ; [NL4A], #1991

  • Poanes taxiles, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Poanes taxiles, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Poanes taxiles, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Poanes taxiles, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]

  • Atrytone taxiles; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49
  • Erynnis taxilas; Woodworth, 1912, (missp.)
  • Pamphilia[sic] taxilis; Woodworth, 1912, (missp.)
  • Poanes taxiles; [NACL], #4061; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1991

  900x1174 (~125Kb) underside USA: Pike National Forest, Sugar Creek on CR-67 (about 39°18'N 105°10'W), Douglas Co., CO, 29.7.2012, Photo © Markku Savela

• Poanes ulphila (Plötz, 1883) Mexico. See [maps]

  • Hesperia ulphila Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 212; TL: Mexico

  • Poanes ulphila, Butterflies of America [BOA]

  • Poanes ulphila; [NL4A], #1992
• Poanes viator (Edwards, 1865) E.USA. See [maps] Broad-winged Skipper

  • Hesperia viator Edwards, 1865; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 4: 202, pl. 1, f. 5; TL: Illinois

  • Poanes viator, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Poanes viator viator, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Poanes viator, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Phycanassa viator; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 55
  • Poanes viator; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 30; [NACL], #4064; [NL4A], #1993; [Opler]

  Larva on Panicum , Zizania aquatica, Carex lacustris [NAB]

  • P. v. viator

    • Poanes viator viator; [NL4A], #1993a

    Larva on Carex , Phraghmites australis Nakamura, 2005, J. Lep. Soc. 59 (3): 110-112

  • P. v. zizaniae Shapiro, 1971

    • Poanes viator zizaniae, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Poanes viator zizaniae; [NACL], #4064a
• Poanes yehl (Skinner, 1893) SE.USA. See [maps] Yehl Skipper

  • yehl (Skinner, 1893); Ent. News 4: 212

  • Poanes yehl, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Poanes yehl, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Poanes yehl, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Limochroes yehl; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 55
  • Poanes yehl; [NACL], #4063; [Opler]
• Poanes zabulon (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]) SE.USA, Panama, Guatemala. See [maps] Zabulon Skipper

  • Hesperia zabulon Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]; Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (23-26): pl. 76, f. 6; TL: N.America
  • Hesperia erratica Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 211; TL: Guatemala
    • = ; [NL4A], #1994
  • Papilio ogeechensis Scudder, 1889; (nom. nud.); TL: Georgia
    • = ; [NL4A], #1994

  • Poanes zabulon, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Poanes zabulon, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Poanes zabulon, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Pamphila zabulon; Jones, 1897, Ent. News 8: 121, pl. 7
  • Atrytone zabulon; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 490, 3 pl. 94, f. 7; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49
  • Atrytone cabulon; Stamm, 1911, (missp.)
  • Poanes zabulon; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 28 (text); [NACL], #4060; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1994

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • pocahontas; Holland, 1898, (not Scudder, 1864)

  Larva on Poaceae , Eragrostis [NAB]

• Poanes zachaeus (Plötz, 1883) Surinam, Panama. See [maps]

  • Hesperia zachaeus Plötz, 1883; ; TL: Surinam
  • Pamphila rolla Mabille, 1883; Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 27: lxx [70]; TL: S.Amer.
    • = ; [NL4A], #1995
  • Hesperia piso Plötz, 1886; Stettin ent. Ztg 47 (1-3): 98; TL: Panama
    • = ; [NL4A], #1995

  • Atrytone rolla; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 491, 3 pl. 94, f. 8-10
  • Poanes zachaeus; [NL4A], #1995

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