Poanes aaroni

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| name = Saffron skipper

| image = Poanes aaroni.jpg

| genus = Poanes

| species = aaroni

| authority = (Skinner, 1890)

| status = G4

| status_system = TNC

| status_ref = {{cite web |title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Poanes aaroni Aaron's Skipper |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.117542/Poanes_aaroni |website=explorer.natureserve.org |accessdate=3 October 2020}}

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Poanes aaroni, the saffron skipper, is a North American butterfly from the skipper family (Hesperiidae) which occurs in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast{{Verify source|date=April 2010}}.

The upperside of the wings are vivid orange, with broad black borders. The underside of the hindwing is a paler orange with a pallid stripe in the center.

The larva feeds exclusively on smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora){{Verify source|date=April 2010}}.

Four subspecies are recognized:

• P. a. aaroni Skinner, 1890 – Aaron's skipper
• P. a. bordeloni – Bordelon's skipper
• P. a. howardi – Howard's skipper
• P. a. minimus – swamp skipper