Poanes aaroni
Size:
Wingspan is 1 5/16 - 1 11/16 inches.
Similar Species:
Broad-winged Skipper
Dion Skipper
Habitat:
Brackish marshes and areas with nectar sources close to brackish marshes.
Range/Abundance:
Rare and found only near brackish
marshes along the Atlantic coast.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from mid May until early October in two broods with a large
gap between broods. More information is needed about the flight times.
Larval Host Plants:
Unknown.
Comments:
This is a very hard skipper to find unless you conduct a concentrated
search for it.
I have found Aaron's Skipper in the Dare Bombing Range in Dare Co., NC, in the Great Dismal Swamp in southeastern VA and the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern SC.
The top and second photos were taken in Dare Co., NC on September 14,
2002. The bottom photo was taken in Dare Co., NC on September 09, 2000.
