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Long Dash Skipper - Polites mystic
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Long Dash Skipper - Wallace Bay NWA, NS - 2012-07-18
Photo © Phil Schappert
Status in Nova Scotia
Common.

Flight Period
Mid-June to late July.

Habitat
Grassy meadows, fields, roadsides.

Larval Foodplants
Grasses.

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.

Further Reading


Long Dash Skipper - Pockwock, NS, 2002-07-13
Long Dash Skipper - Pockwock, NS - 2002-07-13
2002-07-13
Photo © Peter Payzant
Long Dash Skipper - Mount Uniacke, NS, 2008-07-05
Long Dash Skipper - female - Mount Uniacke, NS - 2008-07-05
2008-07-05
Photo © Phil Schappert
Long Dash Skipper - Mount Uniacke, NS, 2009-07-11
Long Dash Skipper - Pair in copulo - Mount Uniacke, NS - 2009-07-11
2009-07-11
Photo © Phil Schappert
Long Dash Skipper - Apple River, NS, 2009-07-02
Long Dash Skipper - Apple River, NS - 2009-07-02
2009-07-02
Photo © Kathleen F. Spicer
Long Dash Skipper - Victoria Park, Truro, 2022-07-04
Long Dash Skipper - Victoria Park, Truro - 2022-07-04
2022-07-04
Photo © Peter Payzant
Long Dash Skipper - Victoria Park, Truro, 2022-06-30
Long Dash Skipper - Victoria Park, Truro - 2022-06-30
2022-06-30
Photo © William D. Crawford
Long Dash Skipper - Victoria Park, Truro, 2022-06-30
Long Dash Skipper - Victoria Park, Truro - 2022-06-30
2022-06-30
Photo © William D. Crawford