( Poanes melane )
(W. H. Edwards, 1869)
LOCATION DETAILS
RECOGNITION
BIOLOGY
HABITAT
CREDITS
Eddie Dunbar
REFERENCES
| Umber Skipper ( Poanes melane ) | |
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| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Identification: | Poanes melane (W. H. Edwards, 1869) |
| Common Name: | Umber Skipper |
| Life Stage: | A |
| PHYLOGENY | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Holometabola |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Subpecies: | Poanes melane melane (W. H. Edwards, 1869) & Poanes melane vitellina (Herrich-Sch?ffer, 1869) |
| Taxon Code: | LEP00565 |
| ITIS TSN#: | 706639 |
LOCATION DETAILS | |
| Location | |
| Bishop O'Dowd HS, Bishop O'Dowd HS, 9500 Stearns Ave, Oakland | |
| County: | Alameda County |
| ECI Site#: | CA01100119 |
RECOGNITION | |
| Umber brown, yellowish spots on forewing, hindwing has broad yellowish band. | |
| Wingspan | |
| 32-35 mm | |
BIOLOGY | |
| Flight Period | |
| Two or more flights, typically: March-May, September-October | |
| Ecosystem | |
| Varied: desert foothills, oak woodlands | |
| Range | |
| California, west of Sierras, southern Arizona (rare), into Baja California, highlands of Mexico, Central America. | |
HABITAT | |
| Varied: desert foothills, oak woodlands | |
CREDITS | |
| Photographer Eddie Dunbar | |
REFERENCES | |
