Hesperiidae
77a0189 –
4045 Polites vibex
(Geyer, 1832)
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Poaceae Smilacaceae. Host genera: Cynodon Digitaria Paspalum Smilax Stenotaphrum. Notes: weedy grasses (Minno et al 2005). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
vibex (Geyer, 1832) (Thymelicus) - MONA 1983: 4045ssp. a. vibex (Geyer, 1832) (Thymelicus); TL: “West Indies”. brettus (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]) (Hesperia) margarita (Draudt, 1923) (Thymelicus) morganta (Plötz, 1883) (Hesperia) unna (Plötz, 1883) (Hesperia) wingina (Scudder, 1863) (Hesperia)ssp. b. brettoides (Edwards, 1883) (Pamphila) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Polites vibex (Geyer, 1832) is placed in the genus Hedone, rev. stat. (Zhang et al. 2019). Pelham (2022), Cat. Butterflies US and Can. [revised 2 February 2022] retains Hedone as a subgenus and is followed herein. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Pelham, J.P., 2022. A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada. Butterflies of America. website [revised 2 February 2022]
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
- Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, P. Opler & N.V. Grishin, 2019. Changes to North American butterfly names. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(2): 1-12.
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