Polygonus leo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Polygonus
Species:
P. leo
Binomial name
Polygonus leo
(Gmelin, 1790)

Polygonus leo, the hammock skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[4]

  • Polygonus leo arizonensis (Skinner, 1911)
  • Polygonus leo pallida Röber, 1925
  • Polygonus leo histrio Röber, 1925
  • Polygonus leo leo (Gmelin, 1790)
  • Polygonus leo hagar Evans, 1952

References

  1. "Polygonus leo Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Polygonus leo". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.

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