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Poanes
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Poanes

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

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Broad-winged Skipper

speciesPoanes viator

Mulberry Wing

speciesPoanes massasoit

Aaron's Skipper

speciesPoanes aaroni

Yehl Skipper

speciesPoanes yehl

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51778.