Polites carus
(Edwards, 1883)
Carus Skipper
Polites carus, commonly known as the carus , is a of grass skipper in the . It is a North butterfly with limited documentation in scientific literature. The species was originally described as Pamphila carus by W.H. Edwards in 1883. It has been assigned the MONA or Hodges number 4015 for North American identification.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Polites carus: //ˈpɒlɪtiːz ˈkɑːrəs//
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Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Where Are All the Butterflies? | Bug Squad
- Polites -sonora - Entomology Today
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