Attributes of Polites origenes
Crossline Skipper
Polites origenes (Fabricius, 1793)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown with orange markings. Female usually lacks orange along the forewing costa and has a square spot below the end of the cell; male has a long, straight forewing stigma. Underside of hindwing is orange-brown with a faint band of spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 inches (2.9 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Males perch in open grassy areas most of the day to await receptive females. Courtship occurs from midday to mid-afternoon. Third- and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from June-August in the north, two broods from May-September in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Purpletop (Tridens flavus), little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), and other grasses.
Adult Food: White, pink, or purple flowers are preferred including purple vetch, red clover, selfheal, dogbane, shrub houstonia, New Jersey tea, and New York ironweed.
Habitat: Open grassy areas including prairies hills, barrens, power line cuts, old fields, forest openings.
Range: Western North Dakota east across central Minnesota, southern Ontario, and southern Quebec to central Maine; south to northeast Texas, the Gulf Coast, and northern Florida. A separate population (P. o. rhena) occurs along the Rocky Mountains from northern Colorado to northeastern New Mexico.
Conservation: Populations of subspecies rhena, found in patches of all tall-grass prairies, should be conserved wherever found.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 200 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 30, 2010 | Tommie Rogers | Marion County, Tennessee, United States | November 24, 2011 | Details |
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September 20, 2011 | Terry W. Johnson | Georgia, Talbot County, United States | October 28, 2011 | Details |
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July 12, 2011 | W. R. Evans | Tompkins County, New York, United States | October 26, 2011 | Details |
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July 27, 2011 | Naseem Reza | Door County, Wisconsin, United States | October 23, 2011 | Details |
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September 07, 2009 | Howell Curtis | Crawford County, Indiana, United States | September 21, 2011 | Details |
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September 03, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Greene County, Tennessee, United States | September 07, 2011 | Details |
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September 02, 2011 | Randy L Anderson | Henderson County, Illinois, United States | September 02, 2011 | Details |
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August 23, 2011 | sue frey | Putnam County, Ohio, United States | August 23, 2011 | Details |
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August 20, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Johnson County, Tennessee, United States | August 22, 2011 | Details |
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July 27, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Nelson County, Virginia, United States | August 18, 2011 | Details |
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August 06, 2011 | raven10322 | Howard County, Maryland, United States | August 11, 2011 | Details |
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June 06, 2011 | Naseem Reza | Richmond City County, Virginia, United States | July 19, 2011 | Details |
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June 13, 2011 | K Stilwell | Tazewell County, Virginia, United States | June 23, 2011 | Details |
| July 13, 1996 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon) | Baraga County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 26, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Monroe County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger, R. Kuhlman, C. Richards, C. Spence, John Swales) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon, Jeanne Raffin) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Starkey, Donald) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Richards, Christopher A. with Sharon Johnson, R. Kuhlman, J. Paulissen, V. Scho Carey, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Kuhlman, Roger with Sharon Johnson, C. Richards, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 23, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Hicks, Timothy with Kathy Bowler, J. Brecklin, Janet Helmer, Linda Koning, M. Moreau, K. Mork, R. Pedler, Ken Sherburn, Ron Spink, Greg Swanson, J Walhout) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Bialecki, M, Kuhlman, R, Richards, C, Spotts, C, Swales, John, Wykes, Roger) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 24, 2000 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Eaton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Baurneman D, Cappaert D, Kuhlman R, Paulissen J, Richards C, Swales John, Wykes Roger) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 02, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Pavlik, Jeff) | Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 08, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Farmer, John, Kuhlman Roger, Swales, John, Wykes, Roger) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Scholtens, Brian) | Emmet County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Scholtens, Brian) | Emmet County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Derek J, Derek J Herderson D, Henderson N Mencotti M Nowicki Tim) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 26, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Aversa, Anne) | Windsor County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Aversa, Anne) | Orange County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 16, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Aversa, Anne) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 24, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Aversa, Anne) | Orange County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 18, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Aversa, Anne) | Caledonia County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 30, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Nicholson, Julie) | Windsor County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 01, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Aversa, Anne) | Orleans County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Elliott, Marv) | Addison County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 02, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Morrical, Scott) | Chittenden County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 2002 | legacy.reporter (Parker, Jackie) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Pilcher, Roy) | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 05, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Pilcher, Roy) | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Pilcher, Roy) | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 20, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Close, Ainsely) | Chittenden County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 2004 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Stewart, Ruth) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1957 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Bell) | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1990 | legacy.reporter (DeMasi) | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
