Polites baracoa
Polites baracoa, known generally as the baracoa skipper or little tawny edge skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Polites |
| Species: | P. baracoa |
| Binomial name | |
| Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857) | |
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The MONA or Hodges number for Polites baracoa is 4040.[4]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Polites baracoa:
- Polites baracoa baracoa (Lucas, 1857)
- Polites baracoa loma Evnas, 1955
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References
- "Polites baracoa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Polites baracoa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Polites baracoa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "North American Moth Photographers Group, Polites baracoa". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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