Polygonus leo
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| Polygonus leo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
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
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