| Draco skipper | |
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| Polites draco in Banff National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Polites |
| Species: | P. draco |
| Binomial name | |
| Polites draco (W.H. Edwards, 1871) | |
Polites draco, the draco skipper, Rocky Mountain skipper or dragon skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found on the Rocky Mountain states and provinces from Arizona to the Yukon Territory.
The wingspan is 21–33 mm.
There is one generation with adults on wing from June to early August.
The larvae feed on various grasses. Adults feed on flower nectar.
References
- Polites, funet.fi
- ^ Draco Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
External links
- Draco Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Polites draco | |
| Polites sabuleti draco | |
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