Polites mystic
| Long Dash (Skipper) | |
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| Alfred, Ontario | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Polites |
| Species: | P. mystic |
| Binomial name | |
| Polites mystic (W. H. Edwards, 1863) | |
The Long Dash or Long Dash Skipper (Polites mystic) is a species of butterfly. The species is commonly found in north of North America and in mountains in the south of North America, in grassy habitats.[1] The grassy areas include meadows, marshes, streamsides, wood edges, and prairie swales. On the top, the species is dark brown reddish to yellowish orange markings. The forewing of the female has a broad black patch at the base. The forewing of the male has a long, slightly curved stigma which may be connected to the dash near the apex. Underneath the hindwing, the species is orange-brown with a curved band of equal-sized yellow spots.[2]
References
- ↑ P. Brock, Jim; Kaufman, Kenn (2003). Butterflies of North America. New York, New York: Houghtin Mifflin Company. p. 322. ISBN 0-618-25400-5.
- ↑ "Long Dash Polites mystic (W. H. Edwards, 1863)". http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=2097. Retrieved 2009-12-24. External link in
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