Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Butterflies

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Common Names

English common name:

Sandhill Skipper

In English, species in the family Hesperiidae are named "Skipper", except for genera Erynnis, Oarisma, Pholisora, Pompeius, Staphylus, and Thorybes.

French common name:

Hespérie des dunes

In French, species in the family Hesperiidae are named "Hespérie" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Sandhill Skipper	Hespérie des dunes
2010	Sandhill Skipper	Hespérie des dunes
2015
2020

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Neoptera

Superorder

Holometabola

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Polites sabuleti	Hesperiidae	Lepidoptera
2010	Polites sabuleti	Hesperiidae	Lepidoptera
2015	Polites sabuleti	Hesperiidae	Lepidoptera
2020	Polites sabuleti	Hesperiidae	Lepidoptera

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Vulnerable
2010	Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	Taxonomic change.
2015	Imperiled
2020	Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Sensitive - 3
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - N2
2020	Imperiled - N2

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Sensitive - 3
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present