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Polites baracoa

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Polites baracoa

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Polites
Species:
P. baracoa
Binomial name
Polites baracoa
(Lucas, 1857)
Synonyms[2]
  • Pamphila amadis Herrich-Schäffer, 1863

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

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These two subspecies belong to the species Polites baracoa:

  • Polites baracoa baracoa (Lucas, 1857)
  • Polites baracoa loma Evnas, 1955

References

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  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. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Polites baracoa". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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