Poanes

Poanes Scudder, 1872

Poanes Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 76; TS: Hesperia massasoit Scudder
Phycanassa Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 77; TS: Hesperia viator Edwards
- = Poanes; [NL4A], 77
Paratrytone Dyar, 1905; J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 13: 136 (preocc. Godman, [1900]); TS: Pamphila howardi Skinner
- = Poanes; [NL4A], 77

Phycanassa; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 488; [NHM-BMW]
Poaenes; Austin, 1986, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Poanes; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Poanes (Hesperiinae); [NL4A], 77
Poannes; Simmons & Andersen, 1980, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Pycanassa; unzicker, 1911, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Thycanassa; Bridges, 1988, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]

Poanes aaroni (Skinner, 1890)

New Jersey. See [maps] Saffron Skipper Aaron's Skipper

Pamphila aaroni Skinner, 1890; Ent. News 1 (1): 6

Phycanassa aaroni; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 55
Poanes aaroni aaroni; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
Poanes aaroni bordeloni; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
Poanes aaroni minimus; [P&N23]
Poanes aaroni; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 27; [NACL], #4062; [NAB], 819; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]

P. a. howardi (Skinner, 1896) Florida

Pamphila howardi Skinner, 1896; Can. Ent. 28 (7): 187

Phycanassa howardi; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 55
Poanes aaroni howardi; [NACL], #4062a; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

Poanes azin (Godman, 1900)

Colombia. See [maps]

Pamphila azin Godman, 1900; ; TL: Colombia
Poanes zabulon richteri Bell, 1947; ; TL: Colombia
- = ; [NL4A], #1984

Poanes azin; [NL4A], #1984; [LepIndex]

Poanes benito Freeman, 1979

Mexico. See [maps]

Poanes benito Freeman, 1979; Bull. Allyn Mus. 52: (1-13); TL: La Calera, 10 miles S of Cumbre de Autian [sic], Jalisco, Mexico

Poanes benito; [NL4A], #1985; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Poanes hobomok (Harris, 1862)

E.Canada - Alabama. See [maps] Hobomok Skipper

hobomok (Harris, 1862); Treatise Ins. injur. Veget. (3rd edn): 313
Hesperia pocahontas Scudder, 1863; Proc. Essex Inst. 3: 171
quadaquina Scudder, 1868
Poanes freidlei Watson, 1920
Poanes pallida Watson, 1921
Poanes alfaratta Holland, 1930; ♀
Poanes ridingsii Chermock & Chermock, 1940

Atrytone hobomok pocahontas; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49
Atrytone hobomok; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49
Poanes hobomok; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 28; [NACL], #4059; [NAB], 817; [Opler]; [LepIndex] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]
quadraquina; Kirby, 1871, (missp.); Dyar, 1903, (missp.)

Misidentified/misapplied:

pocahontas (= Poanes zabulon); Holland, 1898

P. h. wetona Scott, 1981

Poanes inimica (Butler & Druce, 1872)

Mexico, Costa Rica. See [maps]

Pamphila inimica Butler & Druce, 1872; Cistula ent. 1 (5): 114; TL: Costa Rica
Hesperia lupulina Plötz, 1882
- = ; [NL4A], #1986

Atrytone inimica; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 496, 3: pl. 94, f. 44-47
Poanes inimica; [NL4A], #1986; [LepIndex] ; [BAMONA]
Poanes lupulina; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Poanes macneilli Burns, 1992

Colombia. See [maps]

Poanes macneilli Burns, 1992; ; TL: Colombia

Poanes macneilli; [NL4A], #1987

Poanes massasoit (Scudder, 1863)

Massachusetts. See [maps] Mulberry Wing

Hesperia massasoit Scudder, 1863; Proc. Essex Inst. 3: 171
Pamphila massasoit var. suffusa Laurent, 1892; Ent. News. 3: 15

Poanes massasoit hermocki; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Poanes massasoit massasoit; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
Poanes massasoit suffusa; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49
Poanes massasoit; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 29; [NACL], #4058; [NAB], 817; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]

P. m. hughi Clark, 1931 Maryland, ...?

Poanes massasoit hughi Clark, 1931; Ann. Carnegie Mus. 21 (1): (7-9)

Poanes massasoit hughi; Andersen & Simmons, 1976, J. Lep. Soc. 30 (1): 19, 20, f. 5-8; [iNaturalist]

P. m. chermocki Andersen & Simmons, 1976 Maryland

Poanes massasoit chermocki Andersen & Simmons, 1976; J. Lep. Soc. 30 (1): 19, f. 1-4, 9-10; TL: New Bridge, Dorchester Co., Maryland

Poanes massasoit chermocki; [NACL], #4058a; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

Poanes melane (Edwards, 1869)

Mexico, California, .... See [maps] Umber Skipper

Hesperia melane Edwards, 1869; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 2: 312; TL: California

Atrytone melane; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 494, 3: pl. 94, f. 30-34
Paratrytone melane; [NACL], #4065; [NAB], 822; [LepIndex]
Phycanassa melane; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 55
Poanes melane; Barbehenn, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 386; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1988; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA]

P. m. melane California, ...

Pamphila marmorosa Godman, 1900; (nom. nud.)
- = ; [NL4A], #1988a

Poanes melane melane; [NL4A], #1988a

P. m. poa (Evans, 1955) Costa Rica, ...

melane poa (Evans, 1955) (Paratrytone); ; TL: Costa Rica

Paratrytone melane poa; [LepIndex]
Poanes melane poa; [NL4A], #1988b

P. m. vitellina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

melane vitellina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) (Cobalus)

Paratrytone melane vitellina; [NACL], #4065a; [LepIndex]
Poanes melane vitellina; [NL4A], #1988c

Poanes monticola (Godman, [1900])

Mexico. See [maps]

Atrytone monticola Godman, [1900]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 495, 3: pl. 94, f. 37-40; TL: Mexico, Aguascalienes; México; Veracruz
Paratrytone capta Miller & Miller, 1972; ; TL: Mexico, Hidalgo
- = ; [NL4A], #1989

Paratrytone capta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Poanes monticola; [NL4A], #1989

Poanes niveolimbus (Mabille, 1889)

Guatemala. See [maps]

Pamphila niveolimbus Mabille, 1889; Le Naturaliste 11 / (2) 3: 133, 134; TL: Guatemala

Atrytone niveolimbus; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 496, 3: pl. 94, f. 41-43
Poanes niveolimbus; [NL4A], #1990

Poanes taxiles (Edwards, 1881)

SW.USA, NW.Mexico. See [maps] Golden Skipper

Pamphila taxiles Edwards, 1881; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 9: 5; TL: Colorado
Phycanassa psaumis Godman, [1900]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 489, 3: pl. 94, f. 2-3; TL: Mexico, Bolaños in Jalisco
- = ; [NL4A], #1991

Atrytone taxiles; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49
Erynnis taxilas[sic, taxiles]; Woodworth, 1912
Pamphilia[sic] taxilis[sic, taxiles]; Woodworth, 1912
Poanes taxiles psaumis; [LepIndex]
Poanes taxiles; [NACL], #4061; [NAB], 819; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1991; [LepIndex] ; [BAMONA]

900x1174 (~125Kb) underside USA: Pike National Forest, Sugar Creek on CR-67 (about 39°18'N 105°10'W), Douglas Co., CO, 29.7.2012, Photo © Markku Savela

Poanes ulphila (Plötz, 1883)

Mexico. See [maps]

Hesperia ulphila Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 212; TL: Mexico

Poanes ulphila; [NL4A], #1992

Poanes viator (Edwards, 1865)

E.USA. See [maps] Broad-winged Skipper

Hesperia viator Edwards, 1865; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 4: 202, pl. 1, f. 5; TL: Illinois

Phycanassa viator; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 55
Poanes viator; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 30; [NACL], #4064; [NAB], 821; [NL4A], #1993; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]

P. v. viator

Poanes viator viator; [NL4A], #1993a; Nakamura, 2005, J. Lep. Soc. 59 (3); [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

P. v. zizaniae Shapiro, 1971

Poanes viator zizaniae; [NACL], #4064a; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

Poanes yehl (Skinner, 1893)

SE.USA. See [maps] Yehl Skipper

yehl (Skinner, 1893); Ent. News 4: 212

Limochroes yehl; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 55
Poanes yehl; [NACL], #4063; [NAB], 820; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]

Poanes zabulon (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837])

SE.USA, Panama, Guatemala. See [maps] Zabulon Skipper

Hesperia zabulon Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]; Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (23-26): pl. 76, f. 6; TL: N.America
Hesperia erratica Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 211; TL: Guatemala
- = ; [NL4A], #1994
Papilio ogeechensis Scudder, 1889; (nom. nud.); TL: Georgia
- = ; [NL4A], #1994
?zabulon Scudder, 1889; (not Boisduval & Leconte, 1834)#Poanes hobomok

Atrytone cabulon[sic, zabulon]; Stamm, 1911
Atrytone zabulon; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 490, 3: pl. 94, f. 7; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 49
Pamphila zabulon; Jones, 1897, Ent. News 8: 121, pl. 7
Poanes zabulon; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 28 (text); [NACL], #4060; [NAB], 818; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1994; [LepIndex] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA]

Misidentified/misapplied:

?zabulon (= Hesperia columbia); Kirby, 1877

Poanes zachaeus (Plötz, 1883)

Surinam, Panama. See [maps]

Hesperia zachaeus Plötz, 1883; ; TL: Surinam
Pamphila rolla Mabille, 1883; Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1883: lxx [70]; TL: S.Amer.
- = ; [NL4A], #1995
Hesperia piso Plötz, 1886; Stettin ent. Ztg 47 (1-3): 98; TL: Panama
- = ; [NL4A], #1995

Atrytone rolla; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 491, 3: pl. 94, f. 8-10
Poanes rolla; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Poanes zachaeus; [NL4A], #1995

References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BOA] Interactive Listing of American Butterflies
Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[FLMNH] Florida Museum of Natural History
Bulletin of the Allyn Museum
[GALEPS] Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States
James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[JLS]
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Opler] Opler & Warren, 2003
Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Andersen & Simmons, 1976
Notes of Maryland Lepidoptera. 5. A new subspecies of Poanes massasoit (Hesperiidae) J. Lep. Soc. 30 (1) : 19-22
Barbehenn, 1994
Host plants of Poanes melane J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4) : 386-388
Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]
Histoire générale et iconographie des lépidoptères et des chenilles de l'Amérique septentrionale Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (1): 1-16. pl. 1-3 (1829), (2): 17-24, pl. 4-6 (1829), (3/4): 25-40, pl. 7-12 ([1830]), (5/6): 41-56, pl. 13-18 ([1830]), (7/8): 57-80, pl. 19-24 ([1830]), (9/10): 81-100, pl. 25-30 (1833), (11-22): 101-196, pl. 31-65 ([1835]), (23-26): 197-228, pl. 66-78 ([1837])
Butler & Druce, 1872
Descriptions of new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Costa Rica Cistula ent. 1 (5) : 95-118
Clark, 1931
A New Subspecies of Poanes massasoit Scudder Ann. Carnegie Mus. 21 (1) : 7-9, f. 1-9
Dyar, 1903
A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 1-723
Dyar, 1905
A review of the Hesperiidae of the United States J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 13 : 111-141
Edwards, 1865
Descriptions of certain species of Diurnal Lepidoptera, found within the limits of the United States and British America. No. 4 Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 4 : 201-204
Edwards, 1869
Descriptions of certain species of diurnal Lepidoptera found in the United States Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 2 : 311-312
Edwards, 1881
Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 9 : 1-8
Freeman, 1979
Nine new species and seven new records of Mexican Hesperiidae Bull. Allyn Mus. 52: 1-13
Godman & Salvin, [1900]; Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-741 (?782), 3: pl. 1-112
Harris, 1862
A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation Treatise Ins. injur. Veget. (3rd edn): 1-640, 8pls : 1-640
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
Laurent, 1892
[Notes and News] Ent. News. 3 : 15-16
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Mabille, 1883
Description d'hespériens Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1883 : li-lxxviii
Mabille, 1889
Diagnoses de Lépidoptères nouveaux Le Naturaliste 11 / (2) 3 : 25,59,67-68,99,127,133-134,144-145,173-174,216-217,239
Nakamura, 2005
An inland population of Poanes viator (Hesperiidae) associated with Phragmites australis, the common reed J. Lep. Soc. 59 (3) : 110-112
Plötz, 1883
Die Hesperiinen -- Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten. (3) & (4) Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (1-3): 26-64, (4-6): 195-233
Plötz, 1886
Nachtrag und Berichtigungen zu den Hesperiinen Stettin ent. Ztg 47 (1-3) : 83-117
[NAB]; Pyle, 1981
Field Guide to North American Butterflies, National Audubon Society
Scudder, 1863
A List of the Butterflies of New England Proc. Essex Inst. 3 : 161-179
Scudder, 1872
A systematic Revision of some of the American Butterflies; with brief notes on those known to occur in Essex County, Mass. 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871) : 24-83,errata
Skinner, 1890
Notes on Butterflies found ad Cape May, N. J., with description of a new species of Pamphila Ent. News 1 (1) : 6-9
Skinner, 1896
Two new hesperids Can. Ent. 28 (7) : 187-188

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