Poanes yehl, the Yehl skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from southeastern Virginia west to southwestern Missouri and south to eastern Texas, the Gulf Coast and northern Florida.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Yehl Skipper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Genus
- Poanes
- Species
- Poanes yehl
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