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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. CBG Photography Group. Year: 2012. cc-by-nc-sa-3.0
Polites is a genus of
butterflies
in the family
skipper butterflies
.
EOL has data for
one attribute
:
habitat includes
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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desert
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000179
Definition:
A desert biome is a terrestrial biome which loses more liquid water by evapotranspiration than is supplied by precipitation and includes communities adapted to these conditions.
Comment:
Preliminary definition.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Polites.
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. CBG Photography Group. Year: 2012. cc-by-nc-sa-3.0
Polites includes
8 children
:
Polites baracoa Lucas 1857 (Baracoa skipper)
Polites coras Cramer 1775
Polites mystic Edwards 1863 (Long Dash)
Polites origenes Fabricius 1793 (Crossline Skipper)
Polites sabuleti Boisduval 1852 (Sandhill Skipper)
Polites taumas Fabricius 1787
Polites themistocles Latreille 1823 (Tawny-edged Skipper)
Polites vibex Geyer 1832 (Whirlabout)
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