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(Redirected from Baracoa skipper) Species of butterfly

Polites baracoa
Conservation status

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Polites
Species: P. baracoa
Binomial name
Polites baracoa
(Lucas, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Pamphila amadis Herrich-Schäffer, 1863

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.

The MONA or Hodges number for Polites baracoa is 4040.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Polites baracoa:

  • Polites baracoa baracoa (Lucas, 1857)
  • Polites baracoa loma Evnas, 1955

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Polites baracoa Baracoa Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Polites baracoa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Polites baracoa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. "Polites baracoa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Polites baracoa". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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Taxon identifiers
Polites baracoa


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