Poanes massasoit
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The Mulberry Wing is a skipper butterfly found in North America
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and Quebec
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Wingspan is 22–29 mm.
, and Cyperaceae
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North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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Distribution
It is found on the U.S. east coast, in a few states south and southwest of the Great Lakes, and in southern OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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Wingspan is 22–29 mm.
Host plants
Larva feed on narrow-leafed sedges (Carex stricta) and possibly C. aquatilis, PoaceaePoaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
, and Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group...
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External links
- Mulberry Wing, Butterflies and moths of North America