Polites origenes

Polites origenes, the crossline skipper,^[3] is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the eastern United States, excepting Florida, southern Ontario, and Quebec.^[4]

Crossline skipper
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Polites
Species:	P. origenes
Binomial name
Polites origenes (Fabricius, 1793)
Subspecies
P. o. origenes P. o. rhena (Edwards, 1878)
Synonyms
Limochores origenes Fabricius, 1793[2] Hesperia origenes Fabricius, 1793 Hesperia manataaqua Scudder, 1863 Limochroes manataagua Dyar, 1903 Polites manataaqua

The wingspan is 23–30 mm.^[4]

There is one generation in Canada from late June into mid-August, with two in the U.S.^[4]

The larvae feed on grasses, including redtop grass (Tridens flavus) and little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius). Adults feed on flower nectar.^[4]