Polygonus (genus) explained

Polygonus is a genus of Nearctic and Neotropical spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

The following two species are recognised in the genus Polygonus:

Polygonus leo (Gmelin, [1790]) – hammock skipper – Argentina
- P. leo leo (Gmelin, [1790]) – Brazil to Florida, Hispaniola
- P. leo arizonensis (Skinner, 1911) – south California, Arizona, west Texas, south New Mexico, Mexico
- P. leo hagar Evans, 1952 – Jamaica
- P. leo histrio Röber, 1925 – Arizona
- P. leo pallida Röber, 1925 – Peru
Polygonus savigny (Latreille, [1824]) – Manuel's skipper – St. Christoper, Montserrat, St. Barthélémy, south Florida, Antilles, Argentina, Central America, South America
- P. savigny savigny (Latreille, [1824]) – Brazil (Santa Catarina),
- P. savigny punctus Bell & Comstock, 1948 – Saint Vincent^[1]