Hammoch Skipper Polygonus leo

Photo: Mark Yokoyama

Classification

Eudaminae [subfamily]

Polygonus [genus] (2)

Classification

Eudaminae [subfamily]

Polygonus [genus] (2)

Names

English name	Hammoch Skipper
Alternative English name	Violet Skipper
Valid name	Polygonus leo (Gmelin, 1791)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Lepidoptera [order] Butterflies
        
        Papilionoidea [superfamily] Butterflies and Skippers
        
        Hesperiidae [family] Skippers
        
        Eudaminae [subfamily] Dicot Skippers
        
        Polygonus Hübner, 1825 [genus]
        
        Polygonus leo (Gmelin, 1791) [species] Hammoch Skipper