Attributes of Wallengrenia egeremet
Northern Broken-Dash
Wallengrenia egeremet (Scudder, 1864)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown. Male forewing has a cream spot at the end of the cell, and a divided stigma (the "broken dash"); female forewing has a few elongated cream spots. Underside is dark brown or purple-brown; hindwing has a pale band of spots.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/2 inches (2.5 - 3.9 cm).
Life History: Adults have a slow flight. Males perch up to 6 feet above ground to wait for females, usually in the early morning. Caterpillars eat leaves; half-grown caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from June-August; two broods from May-October in the Deep South and east Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Panic grasses including deertongue grass (Panicum clandestinum) and P. dichotomum.
Adult Food: Nectar from white, pink, or purple flowers is favored including dogbane, red clover, New Jersey tea, and sweet pepperbush. Many other flowers are visited.
Habitat: Open places near woods or scrub.
Range: Southern Maine and southern Ontario west across the Great Lakes states to southeastern North Dakota; south to central Florida, the Gulf Coast, and southeast Texas.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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June 04, 2011 | Mary Franceline Malone | Powhatan County, Virginia, United States | February 21, 2012 | Details |
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July 14, 2010 | rdhealy1951 | Hardin County, Kentucky, United States | November 29, 2011 | Details |
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July 24, 2010 | rdhealy1951 | Hardin County, Kentucky, United States | November 29, 2011 | Details |
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July 26, 2011 | Naseem Reza | Door County, Wisconsin, United States | October 23, 2011 | Details |
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September 01, 2011 | rconnorsphoto | Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States | September 13, 2011 | Details |
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July 23, 2011 | cyric | Oxford County, Maine, United States | September 06, 2011 | Details |
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July 07, 2011 | menasian | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 27, 2011 | Details |
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July 29, 2011 | dianeleigh | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 27, 2011 | Details |
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June 23, 2010 | menasian | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 27, 2011 | Details |
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August 20, 2011 | stephen stedman | Fentress County, Tennessee, United States | August 22, 2011 | Details |
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August 04, 2011 | aarongunnar | St Croix County, Wisconsin, United States | August 20, 2011 | Details |
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July 15, 2009 | James Fox | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | June 29, 2011 | Details |
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August 25, 2010 | Julius | Bradley County, Tennessee, United States | May 27, 2011 | Details |
| June 22, 1995 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Otsego County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 29, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 02, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Clinton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Allen, Steve, Nina Crepas, Chip and Julie Francke, Lois Richmond) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Franche, Chip with Steve Allen, Nina Crepas, Julie Francke, Lois Richmond) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Hicks, Tim with Mary Hicks, Ken Sherburn, John Walhout) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Essenmacher, Monica) | Huron County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Webster, Ken) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Craves, Julie with Dorothy McLeer, Rick Simek) | Wayne County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M. & S. Bialecki, Richard Brown, D. & E. Shappirio, C. Swift, Roger Wykes. ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 12, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Little, Janea with M Barrowman, D. Brooks, K. Carothers, F. Carter, J. Henderson, B. Keller, V. Kienitz, R. Kursinsky, S.A. Schmidt, D. Thayer, M. Wilke) | Midland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 19, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Nowicki, Tim with A. Barber, J. Derek, C. & J. Haltom, D.& N. Henderson, J. & M. Nowicki,) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 03, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Hicks, Timothy with Janet Helmer, M. Hicks, Ken Sherburn, J. Walhout) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Hicks, Timothy, A. Boulton, Janet Helmer, M. Hicks, A. Koster, K. Mork, B. Neis, Ken Sherburn, J. Walhout) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 05, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Eaton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John, M. Bialecki, A. Beiker, R. Kuhlman, J. & M. Weinman, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Little, Janea with M. Barrowman, G. Beckham, D. Brooks, K. Carothers, C. Graul, B. Keller, R. Kursinsky, P. Sharon, B. Swiss, D. Thayer, M. Wilke, C. Yanacek) | Midland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Cappaest, D. with R. Kuhlmap, J. Paulissen, B. Rommell, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Clinton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 17, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Nowicki, Timothy with J., S. Burke, J., J. Derek, J. Gagliardi, D., H. Henderson, J., M. Nowicki) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack with Jim Granlund, D. Powell) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 26, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Monroe County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 01, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Osceola County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 03, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Eaton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 24, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon, Jeanne Raffin) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 26, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M.& S. Bialecki, D. Cappaert, R. Kuhlman, J. Moran, C. Richards) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger, R. Kuhlman, C. Richards, C. Spence, John Swales) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Ross, Stephen ) | Mecosta County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1998 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
