Poanes
Poanes is a genus of skipper butterflies distributed throughout North and Central America. The larvae feed on grasses and sedges. The genus was erected by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1872.
Species
In 2019, several species were moved from Poanes to a new genus, Lon. The species remaining in Poanes include:Poanes aaroni – saffron skipperPoanes benito Freeman, 1979 – Benito's skipperPoanes massasoit – mulberry wingPoanes viator – broad-winged skipperPoanes yehl – Yehl skipperPoanes zachaeus – Zachaeus skipperFormer species
- Poanes zabulon - transferred to Lon zabulon
- Poanes hobomok - transferred to Lon hobomok
- Poanes inimica - transferred to Lon inimica
- Poanes taxiles - transferred to Lon taxiles
- Poanes azin - transferred to Lon azin
- Poanes macneilli Burns, 1992 - transferred to Lon macneilli
- Poanes ulphila - transferred to Lon ulphila
- Poanes monticola - transferred to Lon monticola
- Poanes niveolimbus - transferred to Lon niveolimbus
- Poanes melane - transferred to ''Lon melane''