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 26, 2015
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Meigs County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 28, 2015
Observation date: Aug 10, 2015
Submitted by: Don Chalfant
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 15, 2015
Observation date: Aug 08, 2015
Submitted by: Don Chalfant
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 13, 2015
Observation date: Jul 17, 2015
Submitted by: tom nolan
Region: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Aug 24, 2015
Observation date: Aug 02, 2015
Submitted by: tom nolan
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Aug 24, 2015
Observation date: Jun 12, 2015
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Jul 26, 2015
Observation date: Apr 19, 2015
Submitted by: Ron Smith
Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 26, 2015
Observation date: May 30, 2015
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Jul 26, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 20, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 20, 2015
Observation date: Jun 02, 2015
Submitted by: maryfhsu
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 02, 2015
Observation date: May 22, 2003
Submitted by: Rita Venable
Region: Obion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 26, 2015
Observation date: Aug 21, 2014
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Mar 19, 2015
Observation date: Oct 24, 2014
Submitted by: Mike Dillon
Region: Texas, Panola County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 21, 2014
Observation date: Oct 03, 2014
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Wood County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 21, 2014
Observation date: May 25, 2014
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 16, 2014
Observation date: Aug 02, 2014
Submitted by: sbruenjes
Region: Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Dec 02, 2014
Observation date: Aug 16, 2014
Submitted by: tom nolan
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Sep 24, 2014
Observation date: Aug 05, 2014
Submitted by: coolcat1210
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: PDeGennaro
Verified date: Aug 23, 2014
Observation date: Aug 18, 2014
Submitted by: lumpydave84
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 18, 2014
Observation date: Aug 04, 2014
Submitted by: Pamela D. Fisher
Region: Kent County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 16, 2014
Observation date: Aug 15, 2014
Submitted by: fogartyf
Region: Isle Of Wight County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 16, 2014
Observation date: Aug 06, 2014
Submitted by: Joe Sebastiani
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 16, 2014
Observation date: Aug 13, 2014
Submitted by: Bob Bouman
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 15, 2014
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