ML070720481
| ML070720481 | |
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| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 03/07/2007 |
| From: | Montana State Univ |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| ALICIA MULLINS 301-415-1224 | |
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| Download: ML070720481 (4) | |
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Species Detail l Butterflies and Moths of North America Species Detail Long Dash Polites mystic (W.H. Edwards, 1863)
Attributes of Polites mystic Family: Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Subfamily: Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Identification: 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 Documented Records for Polites mystic http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=2097 (2 of 4)3/7/2007 11:18:58 AM
Species Detail l Butterflies and Moths of North America orange-brown with a curved band of equal-sized yellow spots.
Life history: Males perch in low grassy spots, streambeds, or swales during most of the day; courtship occurs in mid-to late afternoon. Females deposit eggs singly on or near the host plant. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in shelters of tied leaves. Fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from late May to early August.
Wing span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 inches (2.9 - 3.8 cm).
Caterpillar hosts: Bluegrasses (Poa species).
Adult food: Nectar from flowers including common milkweed, selfheal, mountain laurel, and tick trefoil.
Habitat: Open, moist areas including meadows, marshes, streamsides, wood edges, and prairie swales.
Range: Southern British Columbia east to Nova Scotia; south to Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, northern Illinois, West Virginia, Virginia, and New Jersey.
Conservation: Not usually required.
Display alternate map range:
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Species Detail l Butterflies and Moths of North America NatureServe Global Status:
G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management needs: None reported.
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