Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857)

Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857)

Polites baracoa is a grass skipper species found in the Caribbean and North America, with MONA/Hodges number 4040.

Family
Genus
Polites
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857)

Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857), commonly called the baracoa skipper or little tawny edge skipper, is a species of grass skipper belonging to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. This species is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. Its MONA (also known as Hodges) reference number is 4040.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Polites

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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