Checklist for Genus Polites Scudder, 1872
and region Central America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 710
16634
69910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 706
16624
69896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 676
16402
69012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 408
13022
57717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3904
15246 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3904
15246 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3894
15214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 5
376
1539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
336
1351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
335
1336 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 335
1336 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 173
567 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Hesperiini
Latreille, 1809
| 40
152 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Polites
Scudder, 1872
| 10 | Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central America
1 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Central America
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Polites carus W.H. Edwards, 1883 | Carus Skipper | | Polites citrus (P. Mabille, 1889) | ⇒ Polites carus W.H. Edwards, 1883 | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polites sonora Scudder, 1872 | Sonora Skipper | | Polites subreticulata (Plötz, 1883) | ⇒ Polites carus W.H. Edwards, 1883 | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | Whirlabout | | Polites vibex praeceps Scudder, 1872 | Mexican Whirlabout | | Polites vibex vibex Geyer, 1832 | Whirlabout |
Links, sources and further information Polites at gbif.org
Polites at irmng.org
Polites at itis.gov
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