Polites draco: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Polites
Species: Polites draco
Scientific Name: Polites draco

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Polites draco

Polites draco, the draco skipper, Rocky Mountain skipper or dragon skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found on the Rocky Mountain states and provinces from Arizona to the Yukon Territory.

The wingspan is 21–33 mm.

There is one generation with adults on wing from June to early August.

The larvae feed on various grasses. Adults feed on flower nectar.

Polites draco in languages:

English: Draco Skipper
French: hespérie Draco

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