Poanes massasoit
| Mulberry Wing | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Poanes |
| Species: | P. massasoit |
| Binomial name | |
| Poanes massasoit (Scudder, 1864) | |
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The Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit) is a skipper butterfly found in North America.
Distribution
It is found on the U.S. east coast, in a few states south and southwest of the Great Lakes, and in southern Ontario and Quebec.[1]
Wingspan is 22–29 mm.
Host plants
Larva feed on narrow-leafed sedges (Carex stricta) and possibly C. aquatilis, Poaceae, and Cyperaceae sp.[2]
References
- ↑ Mulberry Wing, Butterflies of Canada
- ↑ Poanes, funet.fi
External links
- Mulberry Wing, Butterflies and moths of North America
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