| Crossline skipper | |
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 Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Polites |
| Species: | P. origenes |
| Binomial name | |
| Polites origenes (Fabricius, 1793) | |
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Polites origenes, the crossline skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the eastern United States, excepting Florida, southern Ontario, and Quebec.
The wingspan is 23–30 mm.
There is one generation in Canada from late June into mid-August, with two in the U.S.
The larvae feed on grasses, including redtop grass (Tridens flavus) and little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius). Adults feed on flower nectar.
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
- ^ Crossline Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
External links
- Crossline Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
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