Hesperiidae
77a0192 –
4042 Polites origenes
(Fabricius, 1793)
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Poaceae. Host genera: Andropogon Bouteloua Dichanthelium Glyceria Schizachyrium Tridens. Host extended: grasses (Brock & Kaufman 2003); larvae eat leaves (Scott 2020)... (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
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| Synonymy: |
origenes (Fabricius, 1793) (Hesperia) - MONA 1983: 4042ssp. a. origenes (Fabricius, 1793) (Hesperia) manataaqua (Scudder, 1863) (Hesperia)ssp. b. rhena (Edwards, 1878) (Pamphila) alcina (Skinner, 1893) (Pamphila) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Polites origenes (Fabricius, 1793) is placed in the genus Limochores, rev. stat. (Zhang et al. 2019). Pelham (2022), Cat. Butterflies US and Can. [revised 2 February 2022] retains Limochores as a subgenus and is followed herein. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
- Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, P. Opler & N.V. Grishin, 2019. Changes to North American butterfly names. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(2): 1-12.
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