Attributes of Polites themistocles
Tawny-edged Skipper
Polites themistocles (Latreille, [1824])
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown with orange markings; orange along the costal edge of forewing enters the end of the cell. Male has a sinuous forewing stigma. Underside of hindwing is brassy with no markings.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 7/16 inches (2.2 - 3.6 cm).
Life History: To await receptive females, males perch all day in grassy valley bottoms and swales. Females lay eggs singly on or near the host plant. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in shelters of tied leaves. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: One brood from June-July in the north, two broods from April-September from New York south, several broods throughout the year in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Panic grasses (Panicum), slender crabgrass (Digitaria filiformis), and bluegrass (Poa pratensis).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including alfalfa, red clover, dogbane, shrub houstonia, purple coneflower, thistles, and chicory.
Habitat: Moist grassy areas including prairie swales, pastures, lawns, roadsides, and vacant lots.
Range: Southern British Columbia east across southern Canada to Nova Scotia; south to northern California, central Arizona, central Texas, the Gulf states, and central Florida.
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 400 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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By default, the fifty most recently verified sightings are below. Sort by Observation Date to see the most recent sightings, or filter the sightings by region to get a regional list.
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June 04, 2013 | Lutya | Rensselaer County, New York, United States | June 18, 2013 | Details |
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June 03, 2013 | soluslupus13 | Ontario, Canada | June 06, 2013 | Details |
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May 16, 2012 | Krish49 | Shawnee County, Kansas, United States | April 20, 2013 | Details |
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August 22, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | April 20, 2013 | Details |
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September 08, 2012 | CA Ivy | Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States | April 02, 2013 | Details |
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September 08, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | March 26, 2013 | Details |
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July 02, 2012 | Rick Henle | Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States | March 11, 2013 | Details |
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September 16, 2012 | dpgbfly1 | Anoka County, Minnesota, United States | January 12, 2013 | Details |
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July 30, 2012 | John Many Wings | Frederick County, Maryland, United States | December 11, 2012 | Details |
| June 13, 1983 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Calhoun County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 10, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 15, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 22, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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September 05, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | October 10, 2012 | Details |
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August 31, 2012 | Joshua Spence | Murray County, Georgia, United States | September 21, 2012 | Details |
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July 29, 2012 | gunhilda | Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | September 18, 2012 | Details |
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September 18, 2012 | HClenin | Lafayette County, Missouri, United States | September 18, 2012 | Details |
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August 29, 2012 | skenaga | Madison County, Indiana, United States | September 16, 2012 | Details |
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September 13, 2012 | wayne13114 | Oswego County, New York, United States | September 14, 2012 | Details |
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September 12, 2012 | curtis.lehman (James Monroe) | Hancock County, West Virginia, United States | September 14, 2012 | Details |
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August 13, 2012 | highvirginiaoutdoors | Randolph County, West Virginia, United States | August 17, 2012 | Details |
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May 31, 2012 | BobMcN | Franklin County, Ohio, United States | August 16, 2012 | Details |
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August 11, 2012 | dan.in.crystal.lake | McHenry County, Illinois, United States | August 16, 2012 | Details |
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August 15, 2012 | Becky Byrum | Delaware County, Indiana, United States | August 16, 2012 | Details |
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August 25, 2006 | cheins | Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States | August 14, 2012 | Details |
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August 11, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Meigs County, Tennessee, United States | August 14, 2012 | Details |
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August 10, 2012 | highvirginiaoutdoors | Randolph County, West Virginia, United States | August 13, 2012 | Details |
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August 10, 2012 | highvirginiaoutdoors | Randolph County, West Virginia, United States | August 12, 2012 | Details |
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August 12, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Albemarle County, Virginia, United States | August 09, 2012 | Details |
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August 20, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Albemarle County, Virginia, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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August 05, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Moore County, Tennessee, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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August 05, 2012 | janet tubb | Ontario, Canada | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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July 27, 2012 | janet tubb | Ontario, Canada | August 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 27, 2012 | janet tubb | Ontario, Canada | August 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 29, 2012 | mdolomieu1 | Greene County, Missouri, United States | August 01, 2012 | Details |
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August 01, 2012 | Buckeye Bruce | Franklin County, Ohio, United States | August 01, 2012 | Details |
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August 01, 2012 | Buckeye Bruce | Franklin County, Ohio, United States | August 01, 2012 | Details |
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July 30, 2012 | Howell Curtis | Washington County, Indiana, United States | July 30, 2012 | Details |
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July 21, 2012 | dan.in.crystal.lake | McHenry County, Illinois, United States | July 22, 2012 | Details |
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July 15, 2012 | WendyJG | Winnebago County, Illinois, United States | July 16, 2012 | Details |
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August 03, 2011 | WendyJG | Winnebago County, Illinois, United States | July 16, 2012 | Details |
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July 13, 2012 | Buckeye Bruce | Franklin County, Ohio, United States | July 14, 2012 | Details |
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July 02, 2012 | Jdammarell | Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States | July 09, 2012 | Details |
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June 22, 2012 | aarongunnar | Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States | July 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 01, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States | July 02, 2012 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | June 26, 2012 | Details |
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June 08, 2012 | HHowell | Maury County, Tennessee, United States | June 23, 2012 | Details |
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May 29, 2012 | jim8435wisc | Clark County, Wisconsin, United States | June 13, 2012 | Details |
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June 02, 2012 | aarongunnar | Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States | June 10, 2012 | Details |
