Hodges-4015

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• Polites carus

  Carus Skipper

  Polites carus, commonly known as the carus skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is a North American 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 Lepidoptera identification.

  skipperHesperiidaegrass-skipperNorth-AmericaPolitesLepidopterabutterflyMONA-4015Hodges-4015