Hammock Skipper
Polygonus leo (Gmelin, [1790])
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Hindwing is lobed. Upperside is black-brown with 3 square white spots. Underside of hindwing is brown with a blue sheen and a black spot near the base.
Wing Span: 1 11/16 - 2 5/16 inches (4.3 - 5.9 cm).
Life History: When inactive, adults rest upside down on the underside of leaves. They are most active on sunny days, but fly mostly in the shade.
Flight: Several flights from May-September in the Southwest, many flights all year in southern Florida. A rare stray from Mexico into South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: In Florida, Jamaican dogwood (Piscidia piscipula) and karum tree (Pongamia pinnata); other legumes elsewhere.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Openings and trails in hardwood hammocks in Florida, near small permanent streams in Arizona, subtropical woods in South Texas.
Range: Argentina north through Central America and Mexico to the West Indies and southern Florida. Strays to Texas and the Southwest.
Conservation: Hardwood hammocks in Florida should be conserved.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Apr 05, 2020
Submitted by: LunaMar
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
Observation date: Apr 05, 2020
Submitted by: LunaMar
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 16, 2020
Observation date: Apr 11, 2020
Submitted by: julie long
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 15, 2020
Observation date: Feb 23, 2020
Submitted by: MarieKubin
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Aug 30, 2018
Submitted by: TomObrock
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 10, 2019
Observation date: Nov 03, 2019
Submitted by: SharonEve
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 03, 2019
Observation date: Mar 18, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 22, 2019
Observation date: Mar 18, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 22, 2019
Observation date: Dec 31, 2018
Submitted by: Keysgirl
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 05, 2019
Observation date: Dec 13, 2018
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 14, 2018
Observation date: Aug 29, 2018
Submitted by: Tatiana Staats
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 30, 2018
Observation date: Apr 10, 2018
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 26, 2018
Observation date: Aug 03, 2017
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 10, 2017
Observation date: Nov 02, 2016
Submitted by: NMElaine
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Dec 04, 2016
Observation date: Oct 13, 2016
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 18, 2016
Observation date: Aug 21, 2016
Submitted by: diwalks2@gmail.com
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 04, 2016
Observation date: Dec 16, 2015
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Dec 21, 2015
Observation date: Oct 17, 2015
Submitted by: marilynne
Region: Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 03, 2015
Observation date: Nov 24, 2015
Submitted by: Ron Smith
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 03, 2015
Observation date: Jan 22, 2015
Submitted by: Brian Ahern
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 25, 2015
Observation date: Aug 11, 2014
Submitted by: diwalks2@gmail.com
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 11, 2014
Observation date: Feb 11, 2014
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Feb 22, 2014
Observation date: Oct 31, 2012
Submitted by: John Calhoun (Nancy Price )
Region: Martin County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 12, 2012
Observation date: Sep 10, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Nye County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
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