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North American Ecology (US and Canada)

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Polites baracoa is a year-round resident in Florida ranging south to the Bahamas and Greater Antilles (Scott 1986). Habitats are subtropical and grassy areas. Host plants are grasses. There are multiple flights each year with the approximate flight time March.1-Nov.30 (Scott 1986).
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Polites baracoa

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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.[2][3][4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Polites baracoa is 4040.[5]

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. ^ a b "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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Polites baracoa: Brief Summary

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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.

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