Grass-skipper
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Polites vibex
whirlabout
Polites vibex, commonly known as the whirlabout, is a grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. The common name derives from the adult's distinctive flight pattern—a circular, vortex-like motion during landing and takeoff. The species exhibits strong sexual dimorphism in coloration, with males being orange and yellow while females are dark brown. It is resident throughout the southeastern United States, West Indies, Mexico, and tropical regions of Central and South America to Argentina, with seasonal northward migrations during warmer months.
Pompeius
Pompeius is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, established by Evans in 1955. These are small to medium-sized butterflies with the characteristic rapid, darting flight pattern typical of skippers. The genus is part of the subfamily Hesperiinae, commonly known as grass skippers.
Quasimellana eulogius
common mellana
Quasimellana eulogius, commonly known as the common mellana, is a grass skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It has a broad distribution spanning Central America, North America, and South America. The species has been documented in at least 1,451 iNaturalist observations, indicating it is relatively well-encountered in its range.
Stinga
Stinga is a genus of skippers (family Hesperiidae) established by Evans in 1955. The genus contains at least one recognized species, Stinga morrisoni. Skippers in this genus are part of the subfamily Hesperiinae, commonly known as grass skippers. The genus has been documented in entomological collections and databases, with 142 observations recorded on iNaturalist.
Stinga morrisoni
Morrison's skipper
Stinga morrisoni, commonly known as Morrison's skipper, is a species of grass skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1878, originally placed in the genus Pamphila. The species is distributed across North America and parts of Middle America. As a member of the Hesperiinae subfamily, it exhibits the characteristic rapid, darting flight pattern typical of grass skippers.
Wallengrenia otho
southern broken dash, broken dash skipper
Wallengrenia otho is a small skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, distributed across the Americas from the southeastern United States through Central America to Argentina. The species exhibits multivoltine flight patterns in temperate regions and year-round activity in tropical areas. Larvae develop on grasses in the genera Paspalum and Stenotaphrum, while adults feed on nectar from wetland and riparian flowers.