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 map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 200 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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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 12, 2012 | Doug Taron | Queen Annes County, Maryland, United States | May 16, 2012 | Details |
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May 05, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Grant County, West Virginia, United States | May 15, 2012 | Details |
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May 11, 2012 | curtis.lehman (Michael Hensley) | Cabell County, West Virginia, United States | May 14, 2012 | Details |
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May 05, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Hardy County, West Virginia, United States | May 14, 2012 | Details |
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May 06, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Scott County, Tennessee, United States | May 11, 2012 | Details |
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July 10, 2008 | Jessica Womack | Fannin County, Texas, United States | May 08, 2012 | Details |
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May 08, 2012 | cobal2913 | Franklin County, Ohio, United States | May 08, 2012 | Details |
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April 15, 2012 | Melinda Fawver | Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States | May 07, 2012 | Details |
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April 29, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States | April 30, 2012 | Details |
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August 14, 2011 | tjrickert | Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States | April 28, 2012 | Details |
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August 09, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Decatur County, Iowa, United States | April 25, 2012 | Details |
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August 13, 2011 | Chip Krilowicz | Hudson County, New Jersey, United States | April 15, 2012 | Details |
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July 20, 2010 | Jim Brighton | Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States | February 05, 2012 | Details |
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April 23, 2003 | Mary Franceline Malone | Powhatan County, Virginia, United States | December 24, 2011 | Details |
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August 11, 2011 | kk704 | Morris County, New Jersey, United States | November 05, 2011 | Details |
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May 19, 2010 | rconnorsphoto | Perry County, Tennessee, United States | October 14, 2011 | Details |
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August 20, 2011 | Michux | Kent County, Delaware, United States | September 26, 2011 | Details |
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August 22, 2011 | Roy Zartarian | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | September 02, 2011 | Details |
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August 29, 2011 | KarenL | Williamson County, Tennessee, United States | August 30, 2011 | Details |
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May 04, 2010 | menasian | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 26, 2011 | Details |
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August 18, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Virginia, United States, Warren County | August 23, 2011 | Details |
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August 20, 2011 | doeffinger | Baltimore County, Maryland, United States | August 23, 2011 | Details |
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August 20, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Johnson County, Tennessee, United States | August 22, 2011 | Details |
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July 22, 2011 | anna_holmes | Madison County, Alabama, United States | August 21, 2011 | Details |
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August 17, 2011 | Naseem Reza | Charlottesville City County, Virginia, United States | August 19, 2011 | Details |
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August 18, 2011 | Michux | Kent County, Delaware, United States | August 18, 2011 | Details |
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August 17, 2011 | Jim Dolan | Mahoning County, Ohio, United States | August 18, 2011 | Details |
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July 27, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Nelson County, Virginia, United States | August 17, 2011 | Details |
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August 11, 2011 | Amanda Fulton | Medina County, Ohio, United States | August 15, 2011 | Details |
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August 09, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Albemarle County, Virginia, United States | August 14, 2011 | Details |
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August 06, 2011 | raven10322 | Howard County, Maryland, United States | August 11, 2011 | Details |
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August 06, 2011 | raven10322 | Howard County, Maryland, United States | August 11, 2011 | Details |
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May 13, 2010 | Eric McCloud | Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States | August 03, 2011 | Details |
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July 22, 2011 | Howell Curtis | Madison County, Indiana, United States | August 02, 2011 | Details |
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July 30, 2011 | Cheryl Jennings | Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States | August 01, 2011 | Details |
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July 26, 2011 | brdwtchr | Texas County, Missouri, United States | July 30, 2011 | Details |
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May 11, 2011 | K Stilwell | Tazewell County, Virginia, United States | July 25, 2011 | Details |
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June 25, 2011 | cyric | Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States | July 19, 2011 | Details |
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September 06, 2010 | tngraham11 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States | June 23, 2011 | Details |
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May 28, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Union County, Tennessee, United States | June 04, 2011 | Details |
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May 28, 2011 | dspicer | Georgia, United States, Walker County | June 01, 2011 | Details |
| April 23, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| April 24, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 01, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 12, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 13, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 29, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
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May 20, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Albemarle County, Virginia, United States | May 26, 2011 | Details |
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May 21, 2011 | mdolomieu1 | Greene County, Missouri, United States | May 22, 2011 | Details |
| September 06, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
