Hobomok skipper |
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Poanes hobomok |
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| Family | Hesperiidae (Skippers) |
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| Subfamily | Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers) |
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| Flight | One brood from late May to early July |
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| Habitat | Edges of damp woods, bogs, and streams |
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| Larval Hosts | Grasses, including panic grass (Panicum spp.) and bluegrass (Poa spp.). |
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| Adult Food | Nectar from flowers including common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule), common viper’s bugloss (Echium vulgare), and blackberry (Rubus spp.). |
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| Sightings | Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve | ||||||
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