ML070720482
| ML070720482 | |
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| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 03/07/2007 |
| From: | Montana State Univ |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| ALICIA MULLINS 301-415-1224 | |
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| Download: ML070720482 (4) | |
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Species Detail l Butterflies and Moths of North America Species Detail Mulberry Wing Poanes massasoit (Scudder, 1864)
Attributes of Poanes massasoit Family: Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Subfamily: Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Identification: Wings are dark brown to black, relatively short and rounded. Upperside has small (male) or larger (female) yellow spots. Underside of hindwing has a large irregular yellow patch; rare individuals are rust colored and have no patch.
Life history: Males patrol with a low, weak, meandering flight Documented Records for Poanes massasoit http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=2113 (2 of 4)3/7/2007 11:19:21 AM
Species Detail l Butterflies and Moths of North America through marshes in search for receptive females.
Flight: One brood from late June to mid-August.
Wing span: 1 1/8 - 1 7/16 inches (2.9 - 3.7 cm).
Caterpillar hosts: Uptight sedge (Carex stricta), and possibly others.
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Freshwater marshes or bogs.
Range: New York and Massachusetts west across the Great Lakes states to southern Minnesota and North Dakota.
A coastal population ranges from southern New Hampshire south to Maryland.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NatureServe Global Status:
G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management needs: None reported.
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