Polygonus leo
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Polygonus |
| Species: | P. leo
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygonus leo (Gmelin, 1790)
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Polygonus leo, the hammock skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]
Subspecies[edit]
The following subspecies are recognised:[4]
- Polygonus leo arizonensis (Skinner, 1911)
- Polygonus leo pallida Röber, 1925
- Polygonus leo histrio Röber, 1925
- Polygonus leo leo (Gmelin, 1790)
- Polygonus leo hagar Evans, 1952
References[edit]
- ^ "Polygonus leo Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Polygonus leo". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Polygonus leo species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.
Further reading[edit]
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
External links[edit]
Media related to Polygonus leo at Wikimedia Commons
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