Summary ²

The Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the eastern United States, excepting Florida, southern Ontario, and Quebec.

Habitat ³

Comments: Generally dry openings in wooded areas, barrens and quite often right of ways and around airports. Also open oak woodland and savanna and dry prairies. In southern New Jersey the larger, brighter univoltine version probably prefers more xeric habitats than the bivoltine populations.

National nature serve conservation status ⁴

Canada

United States

Sources and Credits

1. (c) summerazure, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/45351814@N07/6840149564/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polites_origenes
3. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28762675
4. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28762670

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
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• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Maryland Moths
• Mass Moths
• Moth Photographers Group
• Moths of North Carolina
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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