| Poanes | |
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| Broad-winged skipper (Poanes viator) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe: | Hesperiini |
| Genus: | Poanes Scudder, 1872 |
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Poanes is a genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) distributed throughout North and Central America. The larvae feed on grasses and sedges. The genus was erected by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1872.
In 2019, several species were moved from Poanes to a new genus, Lon . The species remaining in Poanes include: [1] [2]
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The Hesperiini or branded grass skippers are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies. They are known as branded grass skippers because all the males in this tribe feature a black diagonal brand of scales on their forewings that exude pheromones to attract females.
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Atrytone is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
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Cobalus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
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