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Polygonus leo

Polygonus leo

Family: Hesperiidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Description


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.

Subspecies: The following subspecies are recognised:
  • 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

Source: Wikipedia, article Polygonus leo. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 492501
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
03/29/2022
Roberto Battaglia
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Photography ID: 490995
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/17/2021
Guillermo Marcaida



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
157788729/03/2022ArgentinaMisionesSenderos, Parque Nacional IguazúRoberto Battaglia
157307217/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúGuillermo Marcaida
52889824/11/2016ArgentinaMisionesEstación Garganta del Diablo, Parque Nacional IguazúGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Polygonus leo – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.