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Mulberry Wing
Poanes massasoit
Poanes massasoit, the mulberry wing, is a skipper butterfly found in North America.
From the article Poanes massasoit on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
It is found on the East Coast of the United States, in a few states south and southwest of the Great Lakes, and in southern Ontario and Quebec. Its wingspan is 22–29 mm.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
At the table
Adult mulberry wings feed on swamp milkweed, common milkweed, buttonbush, narrowleaf mountainmint, pickerelweed, common self-heal, and tufted vetch. They appear to have a preference for pink, purple, and white flowers.
Wikipedia: “Adult food plants”
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Poanes massasoit in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 58508.