Attributes of Poanes zabulon
Zabulon Skipper
Poanes zabulon (Boisduval & Leconte, [1837])
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Male black borders and no stigma. Underside of hindwing is mostly yellow with a dark brown wingbase and outer margin. Female: Upperside is purple-brown with pale yellow spots; underside of hindwing is brown and purple-gray with a white-edged costal margin.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 5/8 inches (3.5 - 4.2 cm).
Life History: Males perch in sunlit openings or edges on leaves about 3-5 feet above the ground. They appear to defend their territory and may keep a perch for up to a week. Courtship usually occurs in the afternoon. Females lay eggs singly under the host leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and make shelters of silk-tied leaves.
Flight: Two broods from May-September in the north; several broods all year in the tropical highlands.
Caterpillar Hosts: Grasses including lovegrass (Eragrostis), purpletop (Tridens), bluegrass (Poa), wheatgrass (Agropyron), orchardgrass (Dactylis), wildrye (Elymus), and bentgrass (Agrostis).
Adult Food: Nectar from a variety of flowers including the exotics Japanese honeysuckle, red clover, everlasting pea, and selfheal; and the natives blackberry, purple vetch, common milkweed, buttonbush, joe-pye weed, and thistles.
Habitat: Brushy openings near moist forests and streams.
Range: Massachusetts west through southern Michigan to central Kansas; south to central Florida, southern Louisiana, and northeast Texas. Strays to New Mexico, South Dakota, and southern Quebec. A separate population ranges from central Mexico south to Panama.
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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August 07, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | April 24, 2013 | Details |
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August 07, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Keokuk County, Iowa, United States | February 03, 2013 | Details |
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August 05, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Davis County, Iowa, United States | February 03, 2013 | Details |
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July 28, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Monroe County, Iowa, United States | February 03, 2013 | Details |
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August 20, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Appanoose County, Iowa, United States | February 03, 2013 | Details |
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August 03, 2012 | SandrGayle | Powell County, Kentucky, United States | January 15, 2013 | Details |
| April 07, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 14, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 15, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Calhoun County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 06, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 10, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 11, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 12, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 20, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 26, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 15, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 16, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 05, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 12, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Kazuo Inagaki) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 25, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 07, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 29, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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August 21, 2012 | Michelle Noonan | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | November 09, 2012 | Details |
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August 12, 2012 | fishwings | Person County, North Carolina, United States | October 31, 2012 | Details |
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April 12, 2012 | Jim Edsall | Worcester County, Maryland, United States | October 29, 2012 | Details |
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June 10, 2011 | sharonstichter2 | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | October 28, 2012 | Details |
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August 04, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Monroe County, Iowa, United States | October 19, 2012 | Details |
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August 07, 2012 | mrcnaturally | Westchester County, New York, United States | October 07, 2012 | Details |
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April 15, 2012 | K Stilwell | Russell County, Virginia, United States | September 29, 2012 | Details |
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August 19, 2012 | rainycz | New Castle County, Delaware, United States | September 16, 2012 | Details |
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August 19, 2012 | Larry522 | Westchester County, New York, United States | September 09, 2012 | Details |
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July 12, 2012 | KarenGuise | New Castle County, Delaware, United States | August 30, 2012 | Details |
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July 24, 2012 | B. Elby | Montgomery County, Maryland, United States | August 30, 2012 | Details |
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May 30, 2012 | Bob Bouman | Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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August 21, 2010 | Bob Bouman | Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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August 22, 2009 | Pat Schmitt | Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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July 23, 2012 | pomarinejaeger | York County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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August 05, 2012 | Little Crum Creek | Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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August 18, 2012 | P. Peterson | Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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May 30, 2012 | eal79 | Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 14, 2012 | Details |
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August 06, 2011 | highvirginiaoutdoors | Randolph County, West Virginia, United States | August 13, 2012 | Details |
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September 01, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States | August 11, 2012 | Details |
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August 09, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Ringgold County, Iowa, United States | August 11, 2012 | Details |
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August 05, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Wapello County, Iowa, United States | August 11, 2012 | Details |
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August 14, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Keokuk County, Iowa, United States | August 11, 2012 | Details |
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August 05, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Giles County, Tennessee, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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August 05, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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August 01, 2012 | Buckeye Bruce | Franklin County, Ohio, United States | August 01, 2012 | Details |
