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Butterflies and Moths of North America, Mulberry Wing Species Detail
ML070720482
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Species Detail l Butterflies and Moths of North America Species Detail Mulberry Wing Poanes massasoit (Scudder, 1864)

Attributes of Poanes Documented Records for Poanes massasoit 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 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 Display alternate map range:

inches (2.9 - 3.7 cm).

Caterpillar hosts: Uptight North America sedge (Carex stricta), and Submit 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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