Attributes of Poanes viator
Broad-winged Skipper
Poanes viator (W.H. Edwards, 1865)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Forewings are rounded. Upperside of forewing is dark brown with a small yellow-orange area and small cream spots. Hindwing is mostly orange with a black border and black veins. Underside of hindwing is orange-brown with a yellow-orange streak running from the wingbase and a median band of squarish yellow-orange spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 2 1/4 inches (3.2 - 5.7 cm).
Life History: Males patrol through reeds or other host plant habitat with a slow, jerky flight to find females. Females lay eggs singly under the host plant leaves, which are eaten by the caterpillars. Caterpillars rest between a leaf and a stem, strengthening the area with silk before they molt.
Flight: One brood from late June to early August inland; two broods from July-August along the mid-Atlantic Coast; several broods from May-August in Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Inland populations feed on hairy sedge (Carex lacustris); coastal populations feed on reed (Phragmites communis), wild rice (Zizania aquatica), and marsh millet (Zizaniopsis miliacea).
Adult Food: Inland populations sip nectar from swamp milkweed, purple loosestrife, and blue vervain. Coastal populations use nectar from dogbane, swamp milkweed, pickerelweed, thistles, salt marsh fleabane, and others.
Habitat: Freshwater and saltwater marshes.
Range: Inland populations range from the eastern Dakotas east to south Quebec and central New York. Coastal populations occur from Massachusetts south to northern Florida and west along the Gulf Coast to central Texas.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may 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.
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May 14, 2013 | whbauer | Fort Bend County, Texas, United States | May 17, 2013 | Details |
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April 26, 2013 | Ken Cheeks | Richmond County, Georgia, United States | May 13, 2013 | Details |
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April 05, 2013 | JerryE | Fort Bend County, Texas, United States | April 29, 2013 | Details |
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July 09, 2011 | tjantscher | Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States | February 03, 2013 | Details |
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July 24, 2012 | LinRandolph | Lake County, Ohio, United States | January 11, 2013 | Details |
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July 02, 2012 | tjantscher | Anoka County, Minnesota, United States | January 09, 2013 | Details |
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July 28, 2011 | richardhsmith (Allen Lewis) | Howard County, Maryland, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details |
| September 14, 2012 | richardhsmith (Bob Robbins) | Montgomery County, Maryland, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details | |
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November 09, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States | December 07, 2012 | Details |
| August 02, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Patsy Harris Russo) | Mobile County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 18, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Patsy Harris Russo) | Mobile County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 25, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Patsy Harris Russo) | Mobile County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 11, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Mobile County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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May 04, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 14, 2012 | Details |
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July 29, 2012 | khemeon | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | October 30, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | October 24, 2012 | Details |
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September 15, 2012 | Ken Cheeks | Aiken County, South Carolina, United States | October 20, 2012 | Details |
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July 01, 2012 | Naseem Reza | Accomack County, Virginia, United States | September 26, 2012 | Details |
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June 30, 2012 | Naseem Reza | Accomack County, Virginia, United States | September 26, 2012 | Details |
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July 29, 2012 | Ken Cheeks | Richmond County, Georgia, United States | September 21, 2012 | Details |
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July 09, 2012 | Holly Merker | Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 13, 2012 | Details |
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June 03, 2012 | Ken Cheeks | Richmond County, Georgia, United States | July 09, 2012 | Details |
| July 18, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb+Tor Hansen) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 12, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 11, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 11, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 14, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 29, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Tor Hansen) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb+Tor Hansen+Blair Nikula) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 19, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Tor Hansen) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 13, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Tor Hansen) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 30, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 11, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Falmouth Xerces) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Jackie Sones et al) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Outer Cape Cod Xerces) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 24, 1999 | legacy.reporter (ZNC CENTRAL BERKSHIRE) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 21, 1995 | legacy.reporter (S.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 12, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Lyn Lovell) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 19, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 18, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Mark Mello #) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Mark Mello #) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Bristol Cnty. Xerces) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 21, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Mark Mello #) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 20, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Mark Mello #) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 22, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Mark Mello #) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 02, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 08, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 29, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Allan Keith) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 23, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 17, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details |
