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Lon melane (Umber Skipper)

Synonyms: Hesperia melane; Poanes melane; Poanes melane melane

Wikipedia Abstract

Poanes melane, the umber skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in California (west of the Sierra Nevada divide), southern Arizona, Baja California, the highlands of Mexico and Central America. The habitat consists of desert foothills, grassy areas, streamsides, roadsides, yards, parks and open oak woodland.
View Wikipedia Record: Lon melane

Infraspecies

Lon melane melane
Lon melane poa
Lon melane vitellina

Prey / Diet

Carex spissa (San Diego sedge)[1]

External References

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0