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Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)

Family: Hesperiidae
FNAI State Rank: S2S3

Range: Florida Panhandle south to Gainesville
Seasonal Occurrence: May, September through October

Habitat: moist hammocks, canebrakes
Host Plants: probably switchcane (Arundinaria gigantea)

The bright orange coloration of newly emerged males is especially eye-catching. Males perch on sunny leaves two to three feet above the ground while awaiting females. Populations of this species have declined as a result of loss of wetland habitats and canebrakes.

Information on seasonal occurrence and host plant in Florida is extracted from Glassberg et al. (2000) Butterflies through Binoculars: Florida, Oxford University Press, and Cech et al. (2005) Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer's Guide, Princeton University Press.