ML080280200

Butterflies and Moths of North America: Occurrence Maps, Species Accounts, Checklists, and Photographs - Long Dash

ML080280200
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Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	01/23/2008
From:	Montana State Univ
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Species Detail IButterflies and Moths of North America Page I of 2 Butterflies and Moths ofNorth Amer Occurrence maps, species accounts, checklists, and photogral Home Species Detail Site Navigation Long Dash Taxonomic Groups Polites mystic (W.H. Edwards, 186.

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Find out more. Subfamily: Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

Identification: Upperside is dark brown with reddish to yellowish orange markings. Forewin9.

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 hind.....n.g." is orange-brown with a curved band of equal-sized yellow spots.

.Li.fe..history: Males perch in low grassy spots, E Record streambeds, or swales during most of the day; Data Unavailab]

courtship occurs in mid- to late afternoon. NZ*]No Record Females deposit eggs singly on or near the host plant. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in shelters of tied leaves. Fourth-stage caterpillars 0 268 520 780 1048 1380 hibernate.

.F!.ht: One brood from late May to early August.

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Species Detail I Butterflies and Moths of North America Page 2 of 2 W..ng.sp.an: 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.

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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