Polites is a genus of North American butterflies of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
| Polites | |
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| Tawny-edged skipper (Polites themistocles), male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Genus: | Polites Scudder, 1872 |
| Synonyms | |
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Hedone (Scudder, 1872) | |
Species edit
Listed alphabetically within groups:[1]
The themistocles species group:
- Polites draco (W.H. Edwards, 1871) – draco skipper
- Polites mardon (W.H. Edwards, 1881) – Mardon skipper, Cascades skipper or little Oregon skipper
- Polites norae MacNeill, 1993
- Polites peckius (W. Kirby, 1837) – Peck's skipper or yellowpatch skipper
- Polites sabuleti (Boisduval, 1852) – sandhill skipper or saltgrass skipper
- Polites themistocles (Latreille, 1824) – tawny-edged skipper
The origenes species group:
- Polites mystic (W.H. Edwards, 1863) – long dash skipper
- Polites origenes (Fabricius, 1793) – crossline skipper
- Polites pupillus (Plötz, 1882)
- Polites puxillius (Mabille, 1891)
- Polites sonora (Scudder, 1872) – Sonoran skipper
The rhesus species group:
- Polites carus (Edwards, 1883) – desert gray skipper, Carus skipper
- Polites rhesus (W.H. Edwards, 1878) – Rhesus skipper
- Polites subreticulata (Plötz, 1883)
The vibex species group:
- Polites vibex (Geyer, [1832]) – whirlabout
Unnamed species group:
- Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857) – Baracoa skipper
- Polites bittiae Lindsey, 1925
- Polites vibicoides de Jong, 1983
References edit
External links edit
Wikispecies has information related to Polites (butterfly).
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- Grass Skippers, Butterflies and Moths of North America