Whirlabout (Polites vibex)

Animal
Insects
Lepidoptera
Hesperiidae

Whirlabout

Photo: stevecollins (CC BY 4.0) via iNaturalist

Taxonomy

  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Lepidoptera
  • Family: Hesperiidae

Occurrence at DeLuca Preserve

## Conservation & rarity context

  • Rarity note: Often in open weedy areas; males perch near host grasses

Natural history notes

Fast-flying skipper; sexes dimorphic; larvae on grasses.