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Long Dash Skipper

Polites mystic

Description:

Upperside is dark brown with reddish to yellowish orange markings. Forewing of female has a broad black patch at the base; male forewing has a long, slightly curved stigma which may be connected to the dash near the apex (creating a "long dash"). Underside of hindwing is orange-brown with a curved band of equal-sized yellow spots.

Habitat:

Roadside brush next to a lake.

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Greg Shchepanek
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Greg Shchepanek

Spotted on Jul 1, 2012
Submitted on Jul 3, 2012

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