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.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 22, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 27, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
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Region: Queens County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 27, 2020
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: birdlady1
Region: Lake County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jul 21, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2020
Observation date: Jul 09, 2020
Submitted by: k.d.stutzman
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 28, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 27, 2020
Observation date: Jun 09, 2018
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Meigs County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
Observation date: Apr 04, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Robert Bradley)
Region: South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Apr 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 16, 2019
Submitted by: SuzieQ123
Region: Licking County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 16, 2019
Observation date: Sep 26, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 27, 2019
Observation date: Sep 14, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Calhoun County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 23, 2019
Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: Michiganbirder19
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 31, 2019
Observation date: Jul 24, 2019
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 26, 2019
Observation date: Jul 17, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 17, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 19, 2019
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: Kankakee County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 17, 2019
Observation date: Apr 15, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Liberty County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 20, 2019
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: eattaway92
Region: Will County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 05, 2018
Observation date: Apr 29, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 02, 2018
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