Limochores mystic,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Limochores |
| Species: | L. mystic
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| Binomial name | |
| Limochores mystic (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
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Polites mystic | |
References
edit- ^ "Limochores m. mystic (W. H. Edwards, 1863)". www.butterfliesofamerica.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ P. Brock, Jim; Kaufman, Kenn (2003). Butterflies of North America. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 322. ISBN 0-618-25400-5.
- ^ "Long Dash Polites mystic (W. H. Edwards, 1863)". butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2009-12-24.