Polites is a genus of North American butterflies of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:
The themistocles species group:
Polites draco (W.H. Edwards, 1871) – draco skipper
Polites mardon (W.H. Edwards, 1881) – Mardon skipper, Cascades skipper or little Oregon skipper
Polites norae MacNeill, 1993
Polites peckius (W. Kirby, 1837) – Peck's skipper or yellowpatch skipper
Polites sabuleti (Boisduval, 1852) – sandhill skipper or saltgrass skipper
Polites themistocles (Latreille, 1824) – tawny-edged skipper
The origenes species group:
Polites mystic (W.H. Edwards, 1863) – long dash skipper
Polites origenes (Fabricius, 1793) – crossline skipper
Polites pupillus (Plötz, 1882)
Polites puxillius (Mabille, 1891)
Polites sonora (Scudder, 1872) – Sonoran skipper
The rhesus species group:
Polites carus (Edwards, 1883) – desert gray skipper, Carus skipper
Polites rhesus (W.H. Edwards, 1878) – Rhesus skipper
Polites subreticulata (Plötz, 1883)
The vibex species group:
Polites vibex (Geyer, [1832]) – whirlabout
Unnamed species group:
Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857) – Baracoa skipper
Polites bittiae Lindsey, 1925
Polites vibicoides de Jong, 1983