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: Jun 25, 2014
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 26, 2014
Observation date: Oct 08, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Tipton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 08, 2013
Observation date: Oct 04, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 07, 2013
Observation date: Sep 20, 2013
Submitted by: Kimberly Mrozinski
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 22, 2013
Observation date: Jun 21, 2013
Submitted by: Annette Freeman
Region: Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 11, 2013
Observation date: Sep 05, 2013
Submitted by: Kimberly Mrozinski
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 10, 2013
Observation date: Sep 15, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: May 19, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 07, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 30, 2012
Submitted by: jrfleullan
Region: Georgia, Twiggs County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 27, 2012
Observation date: Aug 31, 2012
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 23, 2012
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Georgia, Twiggs County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 30, 2012
Observation date: Jun 02, 2012
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Jun 19, 2012
Observation date: Jun 22, 2008
Submitted by: kgardner
Region: Greene County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Mar 03, 2012
Observation date: Sep 03, 2011
Submitted by: ms722
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 04, 2011
Observation date: Sep 06, 2010
Submitted by: Julius
Region: Crockett County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jun 18, 2011
Observation date: Jun 04, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 20, 2009
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jan 12, 2011
Observation date: Jun 04, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 09, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jeff Trahan)
Region: Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Jun 07, 2010
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Crawford County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Jun 09, 2009
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan (Jeff Trahan)
Region: Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: unknown
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jun 26, 2010
Submitted by: kent (Kent Fothergill)
Region: Mississippi County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Kent Fothergill. Submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Aug 03, 2010
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