Polites (butterfly)

Polites is a genus of North American butterflies of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).

Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:

The themistocles species group:
 * Polites draco (W.H. Edwards, 1871) – draco skipper
 * Polites mardon (W.H. Edwards, 1881) – Mardon skipper, Cascades skipper or little Oregon skipper
 * Polites norae MacNeill, 1993
 * Polites peckius (W. Kirby, 1837) – Peck's skipper or yellowpatch skipper
 * Polites sabuleti (Boisduval, 1852) – sandhill skipper or saltgrass skipper
 * Polites themistocles (Latreille, 1824) – tawny-edged skipper

The origenes species group:
 * Polites mystic (W.H. Edwards, 1863) – long dash skipper
 * Polites origenes (Fabricius, 1793) – crossline skipper
 * Polites pupillus (Plötz, 1882)
 * Polites puxillius (Mabille, 1891)
 * Polites sonora (Scudder, 1872) – Sonoran skipper

The rhesus species group:
 * Polites carus (Edwards, 1883) – desert gray skipper, Carus skipper
 * Polites rhesus (W.H. Edwards, 1878) – Rhesus skipper
 * Polites subreticulata (Plötz, 1883)

The vibex species group:
 * Polites vibex (Geyer, [1832]) – whirlabout

Unnamed species group:
 * Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857) – Baracoa skipper
 * Polites bittiae Lindsey, 1925
 * Polites vibicoides de Jong, 1983