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Baracoa Skipper (Polites baracoa)

Family: Hesperiidae
FNAI State Rank: S3

Range: mostly peninsular Florida, rare in western half of Panhandle
Seasonal Occurrence: all year in southern Florida, February through November further north

Habitat: open and sparsely wooded areas with low grasses
Host Plants: grasses

The Baracoa Skipper has an elaborate mating dance. This species is one of our smallest grass skippers.

Information on seasonal occurrence and host plant in Florida is extracted from Glassberg et al. (2000) Butterflies through Binoculars: Florida, Oxford University Press, and Cech et al. (2005) Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer's Guide, Princeton University Press.