Species

Lon melane (Umber skipper)

Lon melane. Photo: (c) Esaú Valdenegro-Brito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Poanes melane, the umber skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. 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.

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Sightings

Where in Humboldt


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