Poanes
Genus of butterflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of butterflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Poanes is a genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) distributed throughout North and Central America. The larvae feed on grasses and sedges. The genus was erected by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1872.
| Poanes | |
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| Broad-winged skipper (Poanes viator) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe: | Hesperiini |
| Genus: | Poanes Scudder, 1872 |
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In 2019, several species were moved from Poanes to a new genus, Lon. The species remaining in Poanes include:[1][2]
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