Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)

Broad-winged Skipper, a reference photo — Photo: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Poanes viator, the broad-winged skipper, is a skipper butterfly found in North America.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Broad-winged 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

Poanes aaroni
Euphyes dukesi
Poanes massasoit

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Poanes
Species: Poanes viator

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