Polites rhesus
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| Species: | P. rhesus
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| Polites rhesus (W.H. Edwards, 1876)
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Polites rhesus, the Rhesus skipper or plains gray skipper,[1] is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from Texas to North Dakota, as far north, but infrequently, as Saskatchewan and Alberta.[2]
There is one generation in May and June.[2]
The larvae feed on grasses, including blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis).[2]
References
External links
- Rhesus Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
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