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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) » Hesperiini » Poanes » Hobomok Skipper - Hodges#4059 (Poanes hobomok)
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Moth or butterfly - Poanes hobomok - male
Copyright © 2009 SnakeneckChris

Moth or butterfly - Poanes hobomok - Male
Beachville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
June 7, 2009
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Contributed by SnakeneckChris on 13 December, 2009 - 1:28pm
Last updated 4 March, 2012 - 11:19am

Moved
Moved from Skippers.
… john and jane balaban, 28 December, 2009 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 December, 2009 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
The hindwing pattern is unique to Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok). In a Mulberry Wing, the central, long section of the "crossbow" would extend much closer to the base of the wing, near the head.
… Corey Husic, 13 December, 2009 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

Butterfly
This looks to me like a Mulberry Wing, a skipper of wetland habitats. The characteristic field mark for this species is the crossbow shaped yellowish patch on the underside.
… Jeff Babson, 13 December, 2009 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

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