Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Hesperiinae
Tribus: Hesperiini
Subtribus: Hesperiina
Genus: Polites
Speciesː Polites vibex
Subspeciesː P. v. calla –P. v. catilina –P. v. dictynna –P. v. praeceps –P. v. vibex

Polites vibex
Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Name

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Polites vibex Geyer, 1832.

Type localityː "West Indies", more likely Florida.

Typusː ♂ repository tbc.

Synonymy

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  • Thymelicus vibex Geyer, 1832ː 22, Pl.118 Figs 685, 686; Draudt, in Seitz 1924ː 931.
  • Hesperia brettus Boisduval & LeConte, 1829ː Figs 3,4 ♂,5 ♀. Georgia. Synonymy in Evans, [1955]ː 326.
  • Hesperia wingina Scudder, 1864ː 173. New England.
  • Hesperia morganta Plötz, 1883ː 203. "Sud-Amerika".
  • Hesperia unna Plötz, 1883ː 204. "Philadelphia".
  • Hesperia margarita Draudt, 1924ː 931.
  • Polites vibex vibex (Geyer); Evans, [1955]ː 326; Bridges, 1994ː IX.51.

References

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Vernacular names

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English: Whirlabout