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Hesperiinae
- Poanes Scudder, 1872
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Poanes Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 76, TS: Hesperia masssoit Scudder
Phycanassa Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 77, TS: Hesperia viator Edwards, 1865
Paratrytone Dyar, 1905; Jl N.Y. ent. Soc. 13: 136 (preocc. Godman, [1900]), TS: Pamphila howardi Skinner
Pycanassa ; unzicker, 1911, (missp.)
Poannes ; Simmons & Andersen, 1980, (missp.)
Poaenes ; Austin, 1986, (missp.)
Thycanassa ; Bridges, 1988, (missp.)
Phycanassa ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 488
Poanes (Hesperiinae) ; [NL4A, 77]
New Jersey. See [About maps]
Aaron's Skipper
Saffron Skipper
Pamphila aaroni Skinner, 1890; Ent. News 1: 6
Poanes aaroni, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Phycanassa aaroni ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 55
Poanes aaroni ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 27]; [NACL, #4062]; [Opler]
Larva on
Poaceae [NAB]
Florida
Pamphila howardi Skinner, 1896; Canad. Ent. 28: 187
Phycanassa howardi ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 55
Poanes aaroni howardi ; [NACL, #4062a]
Colombia. See [About maps]
Pamphila azin Godman, 1900; , TL: Colombia
Poanes zabulon richteri Bell, 1947; , TL: Colombia
Poanes azin ; [NL4A, #1984]
Mexico. See [About maps]
Poanes benito Freeman, 1979; Bull. Allyn Mus. 52: (1-13), TL: La Calera, 10 miles S of Cumbre de Autian [sic], Jalisco, Mexico
Poanes benito ; [NL4A, #1985]
E.Canada - Alabama. See [About maps]
Hobomok Skipper
hobomok (Harris, 1862); Treatise Ins. injur. Veget. (Flint's ed.): 313
pocahontas (Scudder, 1863); Proc. Essex Inst. 3: 171
quadaquina (Scudder, 1868)
zabulon (Scudder, 1889, not Boisduval & Leconte, 1834)
Poanes freidlei Watson, 1920
Poanes pallida Watson, 1921
Poanes alfaratta Holland, 1930; (f)
Poanes ridingsii F. H. & R. L. Chermock, 1940
Poanes hobomok, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Poanes hobomok, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
quadraquina ; Kirby, 1871, (missp.); Dyar, 1903, (missp.)
Atrytone hobomok ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 49
Atrytone hobomok pocahontas ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 49
Poanes hobomok ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 28]; [NACL, #4059]; [Opler]
Larva on
Poaceae [NAB]
Mexico, Costa Rica. See [About maps]
Pamphila inimica Butler & Druce, 1872; Cistula ent. 1 (5): 114, TL: Costa Rica
Hesperia lupulina Plötz, 1882
Poanes inimica, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Poanes inimica, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Atrytone inimica ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 496, 3: pl. 94, f. 44-47
Poanes inimica ; [NL4A, #1986]
Colombia. See [About maps]
Poanes macneilli Burns, 1992; , TL: Colombia
Poanes macneilli ; [NL4A, #1987]
Massachusetts. See [About maps]
Mulberry Wing
Hesperia massasoit Scudder, 1863; Proc. Essex Inst. 3: 171
suffusa (Laurent, 1892); Ent. News. 3: 15
Poanes massasoit, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Poanes massasoit suffusa ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 49
Poanes massasoit ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 49; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 29]; [NACL, #4058]; [Opler]
Larva on
Poaceae,
Cyperaceae,
Carex stricta [NAB]
Maryland
Poanes massasoit chermocki Andersen & Simmons, 1976; J. Lep. Soc. 30 (1): 19, f. 1-4, 9-10, TL: New Bridge, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Poanes massasoit chermocki ; [NACL, #4058a]
Maryland, ...?
Poanes massasoit hughi Clark, 1931; Ann. Carnegie Mus. 21 (1): (7-9)
Poanes massasoit hughi ; Andersen & Simmons, 1976, J. Lep. Soc. 30 (1): 19, 20, f. 5-8
Mexico, California, .... See [About maps]
Umber Skipper
Hesperia melane Edwards, 1869; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 2: 312, TL: California
Poanes melane melane, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Poanes melane melane, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Poanes melane, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Atrytone melane ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 494, 3: pl. 94, f. 30-34
Phycanassa melane ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 55
Paratrytone melane ; [NACL, #4065]
Poanes melane ; [Opler]; [NL4A, #1988]
Larva on
(Grasses) Cynodon dactylon,
Deschampsia caespitosa,
Lamarckia aurea,
Stenotaphrum secundatum,
Carex spissa,
Phyllostachys bambusoides,
Ehrharta erecta,
Lolium multiflorum,
Paspalum dilatatum,
Pennisetum clandestinum,
Sorghum sudanense,
Digitaria sanguinalis,
Bromus carinatus,
Dactylis glomerata,
Agrostis palustris,
Festuca myuros,
F. rubra,
Agropyron cristatum,
Poa pratensis? Barbehenn, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 386
California, ...
Pamphila marmorosa Godman, 1900; (nom. nud.)
Poanes melane melane ; [NL4A, #1988a]
Mexico. See [About maps]
Atrytone monticola Godman, [1900]; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 485, 3: pl. 94, f. 37-40, TL: Mexico, Aguascalienes; México; Veracruz
Paratrytone capta Miller & Miller, 1972; , TL: Mexico, Hidalgo
Poanes monticola, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Poanes monticola, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Poanes monticola ; [NL4A, #1989]
Guatemala. See [About maps]
Pamphila niveolimbus Mabille, 1889; Le Naturaliste (2) 3[?]: 133, 134, TL: Guatemala
Poanes niveolimbus, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Poanes niveolimbus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Atrytone niveolimbus ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 496, 3: pl. 94, f. 41-43
Poanes niveolimbus ; [NL4A, #1990]
SW.USA, NW.Mexico. See [About maps]
Golden Skipper
Pamphila taxiles Edwards, 1881; Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 9: 5, TL: Colorado
Phycanassa psaumis Godman, [1900]; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 489, 3: pl. 94, f. 2-3, TL: Mexico, Bolańos in Jalisco
Poanes taxiles, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Poanes taxiles, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Poanes taxiles, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Poanes taxiles, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Atrytone taxiles ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 49
taxilas ; Woodworth, 1912, (missp.)
taxilis ; Woodworth, 1912, (missp.)
Poanes taxiles ; [NACL, #4061]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #1991]
Mexico. See [About maps]
Hesperia ulphila Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 212, TL: Mexico
Poanes ulphila ; [NL4A, #1992]
E.USA. See [About maps]
Broad-winged Skipper
Hesperia viator Edwards, 1865; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 4: 202, pl. 1, f. 5, TL: Illinois
Poanes viator, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Phycanassa viator ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 55
Poanes viator ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 30]; [NACL, #4064]; [NL4A, #1993]; [Opler]
Larva on
Panicum,
Zizania aquatica,
Carex lacustris [NAB]
Poanes viator viator ; [NL4A, #1993a]
Larva on
Carex,
Phraghmites australis Nakamura, 2005, J. Lep. Soc. 59 (3): 110-112
Poanes viator zizaniae ; [NACL, #4064a]
SE.USA. See [About maps]
Yehl Skipper
yehl (Skinner, 1893); Ent. News 4: 212
Poanes yehl, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Limochroes yehl ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 55
Poanes yehl ; [NACL, #4063]; [Opler]
SE.USA, Panama, Guatemala. See [About maps]
Zabulon Skipper
Hesperia zabulon Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]; Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (23-26): pl. 76, f. 6, TL: N.America
Hesperia erratica Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 211, TL: Guatemala
Papilio ogeechensis Scudder, 1889; (nom. nud.), TL: Georgia
Poanes zabulon, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Poanes zabulon, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Poanes zabulon, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Pamphila zabulon ; Jones, 1897, Ent. News 8: 121, pl. 7
Atrytone zabulon ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 490, 3: pl. 94, f. 7; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 49
Atrytone cabulon ; Stamm, 1911, (missp.)
Poanes zabulon ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 28 (text)]; [NACL, #4060]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #1994]
- Misidentified/misapplied:
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pocahontas; Holland, 1898, (not Scudder, 1864)
Larva on
Poaceae,
Eragrostis [NAB]
Surinam, Panama. See [About maps]
Hesperia zachaeus Plötz, 1883; , TL: Surinam
Pamphila rolla Mabille, 1883; C. R. Seances Soc. ent. Belg. 27: lxx [70], TL: S.Amer.
Hesperia piso Plötz, 1886; Stett. ent. Ztg 47 (1-3): 98, TL: Panama
Atrytone rolla ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 491, 3: pl. 94, f. 8-10
Poanes zachaeus ; [NL4A, #1995]
3.9.2008 (16)
- References:
- [About maps]
- Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [BAMONA]
- Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
- [BCA]
- electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
- [BOA]
- Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
- [BOW]
- Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
- [Bruce Walsh]
- Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon
- [GALEPS]
- Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
- [ILMB]
- Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies
- [LAMAS-NEO]
- Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
- [NAB]
- Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ISBN 0-394-51914-0
- [NACL]
- Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
- [NL4A]
- Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
- [Opler]
- Opler & Warren, 2003 (April); Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
- Some related literature:
- Andersen & Simmons, 1976
- Notes of Maryland Lepidoptera. 5. A new subspecies of Poanes massasoit (Hesperiidae)
J. Lep. Soc. 30 (1): 19-22
- Barbehenn, 1994
- Host plants of Poanes melane
J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 386-388
- Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]
- Histoire générale et iconographie des lépidoptčres et des chenilles de l'Amérique septentrionale
Hist. Lép. Am. Sept.
(1): 1-16. pl. 1-3 (1829),
(2): 17-24, pl. 4-6 (1829),
(3/4): 25-40, pl. 7-12 ([1830]),
(5/6): 41-56, pl. 13-18 ([1830]),
(7/8): 57-80, pl. 19-24 ([1830]),
(9/10): 81-100, pl. 25-30 (1833),
(11-22): 101-196, pl. 31-65 ([1835]),
(23-26): 197-228, pl. 66-78 ([1837])
- Butler & Druce, 1872
- Descriptions of new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Costa Rica
Cistula ent. 1 (5): 95-118
- Clark, 1931
- A New Subspecies of Poanes massasoit Scudder
Ann. Carnegie Mus. 21 (1): 7-9, f. 1-9
- Dyar, 1903
- A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects
Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: xix, 723pp
- Dyar, 1905
- A review of the Hesperiidae of the United States
Jl N.Y. ent. Soc. 13: 111-141
- Edwards, 1865
- Descriptions of certain species of diurnal Lepidoptera from within the limits of the United States and British America. (4)
Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 4: 201-204
- Edwards, 1869
- Descriptions of certain species of diurnal Lepidoptera found in the United States
Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 2: 311-312
- Edwards, 1881
- Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States
Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 9: 1-8
- Freeman, 1979
- Nine new species and seven new records of Mexican Hesperiidae
Bull. Allyn Mus. 52: 1-13
- Godman & Salvin, [1900]; Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900]
- Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901)
Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop.
2: 1-782,
3: pl. 1-112
- Harris, 1862
- A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation (3rd edn.): 640pp, 8 pls
Treatise Ins. injur. Veget. (Flint's ed.): 313-315,317
- Mabille, 1883
- Description d'hespériens
C. R. Seances Soc. ent. Belg. 27: li-lxxxvii [?lxxviii] (51-87[?78])
- Nakamura, 2005
- An inland population of Poanes viator (Hesperiidae) associated with Phragmites australis, the common reed
J. Lep. Soc. 59 (3): 110-112
- Plötz, 1883
- Die Hesperiinen -- Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten. (3) & (4)
Stett. ent. Ztg 44
(1-3): 26-64,
(4-6): 195-233
- Plötz, 1886
- Nachtrag und Berichtigungen zu den Hesperiinen
Stett. ent. Ztg 47 (1-3): 83-117
- Scudder, 1872
- A systematic Revision of some of the American Butterflies; with brief notes on those known to occur in Essex County, Mass.
4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 24-83
- Skinner, 1896
- Two new hesperids
Canad. Ent. 28: 187-188
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