Polites rhesus
| Rhesus skipper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Polites |
| Species: | P. rhesus
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| Binomial name | |
| 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] Its habitats include short-grass and mixed grass prairie.[3]
The larvae feed on grasses, including blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis).[2] Adults feed on nectar from flowers including Drummond's milkvetch (Astragalus drummondii).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Polites, funet.fi
- ^ a b c d Rhesus Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ a b "Polites rhesus". explorer.natureserve.org.
External links
[edit]- Rhesus Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
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