Attributes of Poanes massasoit
Mulberry Wing
Poanes massasoit (Scudder, 1864)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Wings are dark brown to black, relatively short and rounded. Upperside has small (male) or larger (female) yellow spots. Underside of hindwing has a large irregular yellow patch; rare individuals are rust colored and have no patch.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 7/16 inches (2.9 - 3.7 cm).
Life History: Males patrol with a low, weak, meandering flight through marshes in search for receptive females.
Flight: One brood from late June to mid-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Uptight sedge (Carex stricta), and possibly others.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Freshwater marshes or bogs.
Range: New York and Massachusetts west across the Great Lakes states to southern Minnesota and North Dakota. A coastal population ranges from southern New Hampshire south to Maryland.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
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June 30, 2011 | Troy Shively | Logan County, Ohio, United States | February 21, 2012 | Details |
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July 12, 2011 | khemeon | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | October 21, 2011 | Details |
| July 02, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Gratiot County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Little, Janea, with Gene Beckham, Denny Brooks, Katherine Carothers, Donna & Ralph Czerepinski, Monica Essenmacher, Bob Lederhouse, Betty Secrist, Wendy Skory, Cathy Yanacek) | Midland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Starkey, Donald with A. Navarro, Owen Perkins, C., D., G, L., S. Starkey, J., J., S. Thompson, ) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Starkey, Donald) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John, M. Bialecki, A. Beiker, R. Kuhlman, J. & M. Weinman, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Clinton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack with Jim Granlund, D. Powell) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 26, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Starkey, Donald) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 27, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 26, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M.& S. Bialecki, D. Cappaert, R. Kuhlman, J. Moran, C. Richards) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger, R. Kuhlman, C. Richards, C. Spence, John Swales) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Starkey, Donald) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 25, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M. Bialecki, John Farmer, K. Kolon, R. Kuhlman, J. Senior) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 02, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger with R. Kuhlman, John Swales) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Richards, Christopher A. with Sharon Johnson, R. Kuhlman, J. Paulissen, V. Scho Carey, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 16, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Nowicki, Timothy with J. Derek, J. Gagliardi, D., H. Henderson, J., M. Nowicki, C. & R. Plummer) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Baurneman D, Cappaert D, Kuhlman R, Paulissen J, Richards C, Swales John, Wykes Roger) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Bialecki M, Kuhlman R, Richiards C, Swales John, Wykes Roger) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Harris J, Iwan B, Starkey C, Starkey Donald, Starkey S) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Gratiot County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 12, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Armata, Terri) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 19, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Hart, Julie) | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 20, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Pilcher, Roy) | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Pilcher, Roy) | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Armata, Terri) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Collins, Brendan) | Addison County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 2004 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 2007 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 2007 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 2007 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 2002 | legacy.reporter (Parker, Jackie) | Windham County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 31, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Pilcher, Roy) | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 17, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Sawyer, Susan) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 08, 2004 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 2004 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 2004 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 16, 2007 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 25, 2002 | legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan) | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 20, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Pilcher, Roy) | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Pilcher, Roy) | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
