Black Dash
Euphyes conspicua (W.H. Edwards, 1863)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is black; male forewing with a heavy stigma; female wings with some pale spots. Underside of hindwing is red-brown with a curved band of yellow spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 5/8 inches (3.2 - 4.2 cm).
Life History: Males perch low on marsh vegetation.
Flight: One brood from June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Uptight sedge (Carex stricta), and possibly others.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including buttonbush, jewelweed, and swamp thistle.
Habitat: Boggy marshes, wet meadows, and marshy stream banks.
Range: The upper Midwest from eastern Nebraska east to southern Ontario; the central Atlantic Coast from Massachusetts south to southeast Virginia.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Euphyes conspicuus
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 736 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 21, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 23, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 23, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 23, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 04, 2020
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 04, 2020
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 02, 2019
Submitted by: Birder13
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 03, 2019
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 26, 2019
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 25, 2019
Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 15, 2019
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: bealbd@yahoo.com
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 14, 2019
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: Nick K
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 09, 2018
Observation date: Jul 27, 2017
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 22, 2017
Observation date: Jul 09, 2017
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 17, 2017
Observation date: Jul 14, 2017
Submitted by: philsfotos1
Region: Iosco County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 19, 2017
Observation date: Jul 12, 2017
Submitted by: sharin
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 19, 2017
Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 17, 2017
Observation date: Jul 08, 2017
Submitted by: pporonto
Region: Macomb County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 08, 2017
Observation date: Jul 06, 2017
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 06, 2017
Observation date: Jul 16, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 22, 2016
Observation date: Jul 17, 2016
Submitted by: betsyp
Region: Cattaraugus County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 18, 2016
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