Poanes
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Poanes is a genus of skippers (family Hesperiidae) distributed throughout North and Central America. The larvae feed on grasses and sedges. Species include:
- P. aaroni - Aaron's Skipper
- P. benito - Benito's Skipper
- P. hobomok - Hobomok Skipper
- P. inimica - Yellow-stained Skipper
- P. massasoit - Mulberry Wing
- Food plant: Carex stricta
- P. melane - Umber Skipper
- P. monticola - Oyamel Skipper
- P. niveolimbus - Snow-fringed Skipper
- P. taxiles - Golden Skipper
- P. ulphila - Ulphila Skipper
- P. viator - Broad-winged Skipper
- Recorded food plants include Carex, Panicum, Phragmites, Zizania and Zizaniopsis
- P. yehl - Yehl Skipper
- Food plant: Arundinaria
- P. zabulon - Zabulon Skipper
- Recorded food plants include Agrostis, Dactylis, Elytrigia, Eragrostis, Leymus, Poa, Puccinellia and Tridens
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