Taxonomy of Genus Polites Scudder, 1872
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species | | Microorder | Apoditrysia
Minet, 1983
| 13
1792
34426 | Families
Genera
Species | | Phalanx | Obtectomera
Minet, 1986
| 8
1724
33194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 6
1580
31274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 3
1099
24454 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 2
1096
24391 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 1096
24391 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 408
10692 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Hesperiini
Latreille, 1809
| 66
2900 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Polites
Scudder, 1872
| 154 | Species |
Subnodes of Polites Scudder, 1872 | Species | Polites ahaton Harris, 1862 ⇒ Polites themistocles
| | | | Species | Polites albamontana Austin, 1987 ⇒ Polites sabuleti
| | | | Species | Polites alcina Skinner, 1893 ⇒ Polites origenes
| | | | Species | Polites alkaliensis Austin, 1987 ⇒ Polites sabuleti
| | | | Species | Polites amadis Herrich-Schäffer, 1863 ⇒ Polites baracoa
| | | | Species | Polites atenion
| | | | Species | Polites axius C. Plötz, 1883 ⇒ Polites rhesus
| | | | Species | Polites baracoa Lucas, 1857
Baracoa Skipper, Little Tawny Edge | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Polites bittiae Lindsey, 1925
| | | | Species | Polites brettoides Edwards, 1883 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites brettus Boisduval & Le Conte, 1829 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites calla Evans, 1955
Oleander Hawk Moth | | | | Species | Polites carus W.H. Edwards, 1883
Carus Skipper, Desert Gray Skipper | | | | Species | Polites catahorma H.G. Dyar, 1916 ⇒ Polites pupillus
| | | | Species | Polites catilina Plötz, 1886
| | | | Species | Polites cernes Boisduval & Le Conte, 1833 ⇒ Polites themistocles
| | | | Species | Polites chispa Wright, 1906 ⇒ Polites sabuleti
| | | | Species | Polites chusca Edwards, 1873 ⇒ Polites sabuleti
| | | | Species | Polites citrus P. Mabille, 1889 ⇒ Polites carus
| | | | Species | Polites clara Plötz, 1883 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites combinata Godman, 1907 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites comstocki Gunder, 1925 ⇒ Polites sabuleti
| | | | Species | Polites coras Cramer, 1775 ⇒ Polites peckius
Peck's Skipper | | | | Species | Polites dacotah Edwards, 1871 ⇒ Polites mystic
| | | | Species | Polites dictynna Godman & Salvin, 1896
Dictynna Skipper, Lesser Whirlabout | | | | Species | Polites draco W.H. Edwards, 1871
Draco Skipper, Dragon Skipper, Rocky Mountain Skipper | | | | Species | Polites egeremet
Northern Broken-Dash | | | | Species | Polites enys Lindsey, Bell & Williams, 1931
| | | | Species | Polites genoa Plötz, 1883 ⇒ Polites sabuleti
| | | | Species | Polites golenia Möschler, 1878 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites hypozona Dyar, 1918 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites inconspicua Hayward, 1950
| | | | Species | Polites loma Evnas, 1955
| | | | Species | Polites lumida Möschler, 1878 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites manataaqua Scudder, 1863 ⇒ Polites origenes
| | | | Species | Polites mardon W.H. Edwards, 1881
Cascades Skipper, Little Oregon Skipper, Mardon Skipper | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Polites margaretae Miller & MacNeill, 1969
| | | | Species | Polites margarita Draudt, 1924
| | | | Species | Polites morganta Plötz, 1883 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863
Long Dash, Long dash skipper, Mystic Skipper | 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Polites myus French, 1885 ⇒ Polites baracoa
| | | | Species | Polites norae MacNeill, 1993
Guaymas Skipper | | | | Species | Polites nubs Scudder, 1889 ⇒ Polites mystic
| | | | Species | Polites orgienes Fabricius, 1793
| | | | Species | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793
Cross-Line Skipper, Crossline Skipper | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Polites origines Fabricius, 1793
| | | | Species | Polites otho
| | | | Species | Polites packius H.M. Tietz, 1972
| | | | Species | Polites pallida Skinner, 1911 ⇒ Polites mystic
| | | | Species | Polites peckii J.G. Morris, 1862
| | | | Species | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837
Peck skipper, Peck's skipper, Pecks Skipper | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Polites peclcius
| | | | Species | Polites pekii G.A.W. Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
| | | | Species | Polites phocion Fabricius, 1798 ⇒ Polites themistocles
| | | | Species | Polites phormio Mabille, 1878
| | | | Species | Polites praeceps Scudder, 1872 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites premnas
| | | | Species | Polites pupillius
| | | | Species | Polites pupillus Plötz, 1882
Pupiled Skipper, Pupilled Skipper | | | | Species | Polites puxillius Mabille, 1891
Mabilles Skipper, Mabille´s Skipper | | | | Species | Polites reticulata F.D. Godman, 1900
| | | | Species | Polites rhena Edwards, 1878 ⇒ Polites origenes
| | | | Species | Polites rhesus W.H. Edwards, 1878
Plains Gray Skipper, Rhesus skipper | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Polites rhusus C.W. Woodworth, 1900 ⇒ Polites rhesus
| | | | Species | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852
Saltgrass Skipper, Sandhill skipper | 19 | Subspecies | | Species | Polites sequoyah H. Freeman, 1942 ⇒ Pompeius verna
| | | | Species | Polites siris Edwards, 1881
| | | | Species | Polites sonora Scudder, 1872
Sonora Skipper, Sonoran Skipper, Western Long Dash | 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Polites stigma Skinner, 1896 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites subreticulata Plötz, 1883 ⇒ Polites carus
Subreticulate Skipper | | | | Species | Polites sulfurina Mabille, 1878
| | | | Species | Polites taumas Fabricius, 1787 ⇒ Polites themistocles
| | | | Species | Polites tecumseh Grinnell, 1903 ⇒ Polites sabuleti
| | | | Species | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824
Tawny-edge skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Polites turneri Freeman, 1944 ⇒ Polites themistocles
| | | | Species | Polites unna Plötz, 1883 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites utahensis Skinner, 1911 ⇒ Polites sonora
| | | | Species | Polites vibex Geyer, 1832
Whirlabout, Whirlabout Skipper | 28 | Subspecies | | Species | Polites vibicoides de Jong, 1983
| | | | Species | Polites wamsutta Harris, 1862 ⇒ Polites peckius
| | | | Species | Polites wansutta T.E. Bean, 1874
| | | | Species | Polites weetamo Scudder, 1889
| | | | Species | Polites wingina Scudder, 1863 ⇒ Polites vibex
| | | | Species | Polites zenckei Plötz, 1883 ⇒ Polites vibex
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Synonyms | Chaerephon (F.D. Godman, 1900) | | Chaerophon (K.J. Hayward, 1941) | | Choerephon (P. Mabille, 1904) | | Hedone (S.H. Scudder, 1872) | | Limnocheres (G.A. Gkeferstein, 1874) | | Limochares (W.F. Kirby, 1876) | | Limochores (S.H. Scudder, 1872) | | Limochoris (J.R. Watson, 1946) | | Limochroes (H.G. Dyar, 1902) | | Limophores (A.G. Weeks, 1901) | | Poanopsis (F.D. Godman, 1900) | | Politas (E.M. Shull & F.S. Badger, 1972) | | Politex (C.M. Biezanko & al., 1974) | | Potytes (H. Engel, 1908) | | Pyrrhosida (A.D. Warren, 2000) | | Pyrrhosidia (S.H. Scudder, 1874) | | Pyrrhosydia (W.H. Evans, 1955) | | Yuretta (R.G. Maza & J. Bezaury, 1992) | | Yvretta (A.F. Hemming, 1935) |
Distribution of Polites Scudder, 1872 Argentina
| Australia
| Belize
| Bolivia
| Brazil
2 Species | Canada
| Colombia
| Costa Rica
| Cuba
| Dominica
| Dominican Republic
| Ecuador
| Finland
| Georgia
| Germany
| Grenada
| Guatemala
| Guyana
| Haiti
| Honduras
| Iceland
| India
| Lebanon
| Liberia
| Madagascar
| Mexico
12 Species | Netherlands
| Nicaragua
| North Korea
| Norway
| Panama
| Paraguay
| Peru
2 Species | Philippines
| Republic South Africa
| Suriname
| Trinidad and Tobago
| Turkey
| Uruguay
| USA
| Uzbekistan
| Venezuela
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