Poanes yehl
Size:
Wingspan is 1 5/16 - 1 3/4 inches.
Similar Species:
Broad-winged Skipper
Habitat:
Wetlands, swamps, savannas, wet roadsides and ditches, woodland borders
and the edges of marshes. Tends to like partly shady places.
Range/Abundance:
Uncommon to locally common in the
coastal plain and sandhills. Rare in the piedmont. Not recorded in WV.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from mid May until mid October in two broods with a gap between
broods.
Larval Host Plants:
Likely Cane Arundinaria species.
Comments:
Males are a bright rusty-orange and they fade to a yellowish-orange. Females
are orange-brown turning to brown-orange when faded.
The top and fourth photos were taken in Moore Co., NC on September 13, 2003. The second and bottom photos were taken in Richmond Co., NC on September 28, 2003. The third photo was taken in Scotland Co., NC on September 26, 2003.
