Polygonus leo (Gmelin, 1790) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Polygonus leo (Gmelin, 1790)
Polygonus leo, the hammock skipper, is a dicot skipper butterfly found across the Americas and the Caribbean.
Polygonus leo, commonly known as the hammock skipper, is a species of dicot skipper belonging to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. This species can be found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. Its accepted scientific name is Polygonus leo (Gmelin, 1790).
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Systasea zampa (Edwards, 1876)
Erynnis telemachus Burns, 1960
Erynnis icelus (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)
Ephyriades brunnea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)
Grais stigmaticus (Mabille, 1883)
Baracus vittatus hampsoni Elwes & Edwards, 1897
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