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Long dash
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Limochores
Species:	L. mystic
Binomial name
Limochores mystic (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
Synonyms
Polites mystic

Limochores 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. 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.

References

1. "Limochores m. mystic (W. H. Edwards, 1863)". www.butterfliesofamerica.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
2. P. Brock, Jim; Kaufman, Kenn (2003). Butterflies of North America. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 322. ISBN 0-618-25400-5.
3. "Long Dash Polites mystic (W. H. Edwards, 1863)". butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2009-12-24.

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