Whirlabout (Polites vibex)

Fairly common in the NC coastal plain and sandhills and fairly rare in the southern NC piedmont, this species flies from spring into fall.


Male Sandhills Gamelands, NC 1 Oct 2006	Male Sandhills Gamelands, NC 1 Oct 2006


Male New Hanover Co., NC 28 August 2004	same individual


Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006	Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006


Male Hoke Co., NC 12 Sep 2004	Female Hoke Co., NC 12 Sep 2004


Brunswick Co., NC 24 April 2004	Moore Co., NC 10 June 2006


New Hanover Co., NC 15 May 2004	New Hanover Co., NC 26 Aug 2006

	These agile skippers (like many other species) can perch upside down to nectar. Johnston Co., NC 29 May 2005


Male Sandhills Gamelands, NC 1 Oct 2006	Male Brunswick Co., NC 25 Aug 2007


Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009	Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009

Created on ... April 25, 2004 | Updated ... Oct 9, 2009 | jspippen@duke.edu