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: Apr 29, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 02, 2018
Observation date: Sep 05, 2016
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 02, 2018
Observation date: May 04, 2016
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 02, 2018
Observation date: Jun 02, 2014
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 02, 2018
Observation date: Oct 24, 2013
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 02, 2018
Observation date: Sep 16, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 17, 2018
Observation date: Sep 05, 2018
Submitted by: Monarch50
Region: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 06, 2018
Observation date: Jul 24, 2018
Submitted by: Kate McCain
Region: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 25, 2018
Observation date: Aug 15, 2018
Submitted by: sari
Region: Houston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 24, 2018
Observation date: Aug 01, 2018
Submitted by: satchmo0802
Region: Kings County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 04, 2018
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: dharlette
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 28, 2018
Observation date: Jul 20, 2018
Submitted by: whhowe
Region: Steuben County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: davidboon
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 19, 2018
Observation date: Apr 08, 2018
Submitted by: MothLady41
Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 26, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2017
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 29, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2017
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 29, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2017
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 29, 2018
Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 29, 2018
Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
Submitted by: David M. Gascoigne
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 05, 2018
Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
Submitted by: David M. Gascoigne
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Dec 25, 2017
Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: Atempske
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Dec 01, 2017
Observation date: Oct 27, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Nov 03, 2017
Observation date: Oct 27, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Nov 03, 2017
Observation date: Oct 16, 2016
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 02, 2017
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