Sunday, August 1, 2010

Marsh -Long Dash Skipper



Long Dash Skipper
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Polites
Species: P. mystic

-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.

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