Yehl Skipper
Poanes yehl (Skinner, 1893)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is bright orange with wide dark borders; male forewing has a distinct linear stigma. Underside of hindwing is dark brown (female) or orange (males); both with 3-5 pale median spots.
Wing Span: 1 5/16 - 1 3/4 inches (3.4 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: To await females, males perch about 3 feet above the ground on sunlit vegetation.
Flight: Two broods from late May to mid-June and from mid-August to mid-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Probably cane (Arundinaria species).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including sweet pepperbush, chinquapin, pickerelweed, and swamp milkweed.
Habitat: Clearings in wet or swampy woodlands.
Range: Southeast Virginia west to southwest Missouri; south to east Texas, the Gulf Coast, and northern Florida.
Conservation: Populations should be monitored because of gradual draining and conversion of habitats.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might 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 24, 2023
Submitted by: dvollmar
Region: Taylor County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 23, 2024
Observation date: Aug 24, 2024
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 27, 2024
Observation date: Sep 20, 2014
Submitted by: Wanda Smith
Region: Texas, San Jacinto County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 23, 2022
Observation date: Aug 19, 2016
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: May 31, 2022
Observation date: May 22, 2022
Submitted by: hflamholtz
Region: Lexington County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 23, 2022
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: Brian Ahern
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 09, 2022
Observation date: Sep 22, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Sep 24, 2021
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 28, 2021
Observation date: Sep 24, 2021
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 28, 2021
Observation date: Sep 25, 2021
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 07, 2021
Observation date: Sep 30, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 02, 2020
Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Jun 03, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 05, 2020
Observation date: May 28, 2019
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 11, 2020
Observation date: Sep 15, 2019
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Taylor County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 17, 2019
Observation date: Jun 30, 2019
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 14, 2019
Observation date: May 22, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 26, 2019
Observation date: Sep 04, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 03, 2018
Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 03, 2018
Observation date: May 28, 2017
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 03, 2018
Observation date: May 24, 2015
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 03, 2018
Observation date: Sep 17, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Liberty County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 17, 2018
Observation date: Sep 16, 2018
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Taylor County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 13, 2018
Observation date: Sep 16, 2018
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Taylor County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 13, 2018
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