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: Sep 04, 2017
Submitted by: theaquaholic
Region: Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Sep 25, 2017
Observation date: Aug 25, 2017
Submitted by: the meowking
Region: Queens County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2017
Observation date: Aug 23, 2017
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Region: Union County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Aug 25, 2017
Observation date: Jul 04, 2017
Submitted by: Vince Moxon
Region: Will County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Aug 01, 2017
Observation date: Aug 23, 2015
Submitted by: malarchie
Region: Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Jul 28, 2017
Observation date: Jul 09, 2017
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2017
Observation date: Apr 29, 2017
Submitted by: 4wildlife
Region: Chambers County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 02, 2017
Observation date: May 24, 2017
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: May 25, 2017
Observation date: Jul 31, 2014
Submitted by: Henry Fleming
Region: Macomb County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Apr 13, 2017
Observation date: Aug 18, 2016
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Salem County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Feb 10, 2017
Observation date: Jul 17, 2016
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Dec 30, 2016
Observation date: Jul 20, 2016
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Queens County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 08, 2016
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Jul 31, 2016
Observation date: Jul 27, 2016
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Jul 27, 2016
Observation date: Jul 16, 2016
Submitted by: Leslie Warren
Region: Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 17, 2016
Observation date: Jun 24, 2016
Submitted by: Shirley Devan
Region: New Kent County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jul 05, 2016
Observation date: Jun 11, 2016
Submitted by: Julius
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 19, 2016
Observation date: Apr 18, 2016
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 11, 2016
Observation date: May 30, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Obion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Jun 02, 2016
Observation date: Aug 23, 2015
Submitted by: malarchie
Region: Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Feb 27, 2016
Observation date: Jul 20, 2013
Submitted by: sbruenjes
Region: Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 31, 2016
Observation date: Jul 21, 2012
Submitted by: schmev24
Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 30, 2016
Observation date: May 25, 2015
Submitted by: Cathy Miller
Region: Colleton County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 14, 2015
Observation date: Sep 12, 2015
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Oct 02, 2015
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