Polites draco
| Draco skipper | |
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| Family: | Hesperiidae
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| Species: | P. draco
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| Polites draco (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
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Polites draco, the draco skipper, Rocky Mountain skipper or dragon skipper,[1] is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found on the Rocky Mountain states and provinces from Arizona to the Yukon Territory.[2]
There is one generation with adults on wing from June to early August.[2]
The larvae feed on various grasses. Adults feed on flower nectar.[2]
References[]
External links[]
- Draco Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
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Categories:
- Butterflies of North America
- Polites (butterfly)
- Butterflies described in 1871
- Taxa named by William Henry Edwards
- Hesperiinae stubs