Polites vibex praeceps

Polites vibex praeceps

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae

Polites vibex, or the whirlabout, is a grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. The whirlabout gets its name from the landing and take off flight patterns of the adult – a circular or vortex or whirling motion. It is resident from the southeastern U.

Distribution

Polites vibex praeceps — (c) Juan Cruzado Cortés, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Juan Cruzado Cortés · CC-BY-SA

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 1

Sources and credits

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Polites vibex praeceps

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