Poanes massasoit

Poanes massasoit, the mulberry wing, is a skipper butterfly found in North America.

It is found on the East Coast of the United States, in a few states south and southwest of the Great Lakes, and in southern Ontario and Quebec.

[1] Wingspan is 22–29 mm.

Larvae feed on tussock sedge (Carex stricta) and possibly C. aquatilis, Poaceae, and other Cyperaceae sp.

[2]

male and female specimens