Hesperiidae
77a0193 –
4044 Polites sonora
(Scudder, 1872)
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Poaceae. Host genera: Festuca. Notes: grasses (Brock & Kaufman 2003). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
sonora (Scudder, 1872) (Ochlodes) - MONA 1983: 4044ssp. a. siris (Edwards, 1881) (Pamphila)ssp. b. sonora (Scudder, 1872) (Ochlodes)ssp. c. flavaventris Austin, 1998 (Polites)ssp. d. longinqua Austin, 1998 (Polites)ssp. e. utahensis (Skinner, 1911) (Pamphila) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Polites sonora (Scudder, 1872) 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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