Flowering Plants Visited
by Polites
origenes
Polites origenes Fabricius: Hesperiidae, Lepidoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Hilty, and Clinebell; this is the Cross Line Skipper)
Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias purpurascens [plab sn] (Rb), Asclepias sullivanti [plpr sn] (Rb); Asteraceae: Echinacea pallida sn fq (Cl), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Gr), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn (Gr), Oligoneuron rigidum sn (H), Vernonia fasciculata sn (Rb); Caprifoliaceae: Symphoricarpos occidentalis sn (Gr); Ebenaceae: Diospyros virginiana [pist sn np] (Rb); Lamiaceae: Blephilia ciliata sn (Rb)