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Species Polites origenes - Crossline Skipper - Hodges#4042

Representative Images

Crossline Skipper? - Polites origenes - male Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)?? - Polites origenes Crossline Skipper - Polites origenes Crossline Skipper - Polites origenes Crossline Skipper - Polites origenes - male Crossline skipper? - Polites origenes Which Skipper? - Polites origenes Hesperiidae, Crossline Skipper - Polites origenes
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)
Tribe Hesperiini
Subtribe Hesperiina
Genus Polites
Species origenes (Crossline Skipper - Hodges#4042)

Hodges Number

4042

Food

grasses including Little Bluestem (Schizachrium scoparium) and Purpletop (Tridens flavus)

Internet References

Butterflies of Canada (CBIF)
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Wisconsin Butterflies
Contributed by Cotinis on 29 March, 2005 - 5:06am
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor, Abigail Parker, edanko
Last updated 10 February, 2015 - 8:09am

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