Polites rhesus
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Family: | Hesperiidae
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Species: | P. rhesus
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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[]
- ^ Polites, funet.fi
- ^ a b c d Rhesus Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ a b "Polites rhesus". explorer.natureserve.org.
External links[]
- Rhesus Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
Categories:
- Butterflies of North America
- Polites (butterfly)
- Butterflies described in 1876
- Taxa named by William Henry Edwards
- Hesperiinae stubs