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Polites baracoa

Polites baracoa

Lucas, 1857
Saltarín De Media Luna De La Española
Family: Hesperiidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Description


Polites baracoa, known generally as the baracoa skipper or little tawny edge skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Polites baracoa is 4040.

Subspecies: These two subspecies belong to the species Polites baracoa:
  • Polites baracoa baracoa (Lucas, 1857)
  • Polites baracoa loma Evnas, 1955

Source: Wikipedia, article Polites baracoa. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
249398419/06/2026Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaParque Nacional Cotubanamá (Parque Nacional del Este)Adrian Braidotti
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Polites baracoa – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.