Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Baracoa Skipper
Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown; forewing with orange bars; male forewing with a very short stigma. Underside is brown; forewing markings repeated; hindwing with a row of pale spots.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches (2.2 - 2.9 cm).
Life History: Not reported.
Flight: Several broods from March-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Grasses.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Grassy places near marshes and streams.
Range: Peninsular Florida, neighboring areas of south Georgia and southern Alabama, and the West Indies.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jun 05, 2009
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Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Oct 13, 2009
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Observation date: Mar 21, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John Koemer)
Region: Dixie County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Apr 01, 2009
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Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Charlotte County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Pasco County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Decatur County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
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Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
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Region: St. Johns County, Florida, United States
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Region: Sumter County, Florida, United States
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Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
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Region: Flagler County, Florida, United States
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Region: Martin County, Florida, United States
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Region: Key West County, Florida, United States
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Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
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Region: Jefferson County, Florida, United States
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Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
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Region: Lowndes County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
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Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
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Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
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Region: Volusia County, Florida, United States
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