Polites mystic
| Long dash | |
|---|---|
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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) | |
Polites mystic, the long dash or long dash skipper, 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 has 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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