Polites (butterfly)

Polites is a genus of North American butterflies of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:

The themistocles species group:

• Polites draco <small>(W.H. Edwards, 1871)</small> – draco skipper
• Polites mardon <small>(W.H. Edwards, 1881)</small> – Mardon skipper, Cascades skipper or little Oregon skipper
• Polites norae <small>MacNeill, 1993</small>
• Polites peckius <small>(W. Kirby, 1837)</small> – Peck's skipper or yellowpatch skipper
• Polites sabuleti <small>(Boisduval, 1852)</small> – sandhill skipper or saltgrass skipper
• Polites themistocles <small>(Latreille, 1824)</small> – tawny-edged skipper

The origenes species group:

• Polites mystic <small>(W.H. Edwards, 1863)</small> – long dash skipper
• Polites origenes <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small> – crossline skipper
• Polites pupillus <small>(Plötz, 1882)</small>
• Polites puxillius <small>(Mabille, 1891)</small>
• Polites sonora <small>(Scudder, 1872)</small> – Sonoran skipper

The rhesus species group:

• Polites carus <small>(Edwards, 1883)</small> – desert gray skipper, Carus skipper
• Polites rhesus <small>(W.H. Edwards, 1878)</small> – Rhesus skipper
• Polites subreticulata <small>(Plötz, 1883)</small>

The vibex species group:

• Polites vibex <small>(Geyer, [1832])</small> – whirlabout

Unnamed species group:

• Polites baracoa <small>(Lucas, 1857)</small> – Baracoa skipper
• Polites bittiae <small>Lindsey, 1925</small>
• Polites vibicoides <small>de Jong, 1983</small>

References

External links

• Grass Skippers, Butterflies and Moths of North America