Polites origenes

Crossline skipper
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Polites
Species:	P. origenes
Binomial name
	Polites origenes; (Fabricius, 1793)
Subspecies
	P. o. origenes; P. o. rhena (Edwards, 1878);
Synonyms
	Limochores origenes Fabricius, 1793; Hesperia origenes Fabricius, 1793; Hesperia manataaqua Scudder, 1863; Limochroes manataagua Dyar, 1903; Polites manataaqua;

Polites origenes, the crossline skipper,^[3] is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the eastern United States, excepting Florida, southern Ontario, and Quebec.^[4]

The wingspan is 23–30 mm.^[4]

There is one generation in Canada from late June into mid-August, with two in the U.S.^[4]

The larvae feed on grasses, including redtop grass (Tridens flavus) and little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius). Adults feed on flower nectar.^[4]

References

^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Limochores origenes Crossline Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Maryland Biodiversity Project - Crossline Skipper (Limochores origenes)". www.marylandbiodiversity.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ Polites, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Crossline Skipper, Butterflies of Canada

External links

Crossline Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America

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[1] "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Limochores origenes Crossline Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[2] "Maryland Biodiversity Project - Crossline Skipper (Limochores origenes)". www.marylandbiodiversity.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[3] Polites, funet.fi

[CBIF-4] Crossline Skipper, Butterflies of Canada

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