Polites baracoa

(Polites baracoa)

Description

Polites baracoa, known generally as the baracoa skipper or little tawny edge skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Polites baracoa is 4040.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Polites
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