Summary ²

Polites rhesus, the Rhesus skipper or plains gray skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in North America from Texas to North Dakota, as far north, but infrequently, as Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Heidi Eaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Heidi Eaton
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polites_rhesus

More Info

• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Moth Photographers Group
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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