Polites vibex

Whirlabout
male P. v. praeceps, Tobago
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Polites
Species: P. vibex
Binomial name
Polites vibex
(Geyer, [1832])
Subspecies
  • P. s. vibex
  • P. v. praeceps (Scudder, 1872)
  • P. v. brettoides (Edwards, 1883)
  • P. v. catilina (Plötz, 1886)
  • P. v. dictynna (Godman & Salvin, 1896)
  • P. v. calla Evans, 1955
Synonyms
  • Thymelicus vibex Geyer, [1832]

The Whirlabout[1] (Polites vibex) is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is resident from southeastern U.S. to the West Indies and Argentina, migrating northward to Ohio and Connecticut. The wingspan is 26–30 mm.[2] It flies all year in the extreme south, and migrates north in late summer and fall.[2]

The larvae feed on Paspalum ciliatifolium and Poaceae sp.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Polites, funet.fi
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Whirlabout, Butterflies of Canada

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