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
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2025
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
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Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2025
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Will County, Illinois, United States
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2025
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
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Submitted by: dlister
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Jul 15, 2025
Observation date: Jul 06, 2025
Submitted by: garyfreed
Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 07, 2025
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 07, 2025
Observation date: Jul 08, 2024
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 13, 2024
Observation date: Jun 29, 2024
Submitted by: Bluefox122
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 01, 2024
Observation date: Jun 22, 2024
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 23, 2024
Observation date: Aug 05, 2023
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Crawford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Feb 16, 2024
Observation date: Jul 10, 2023
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Oct 22, 2023
Observation date: Jul 10, 2023
Submitted by: cp2023
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
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Verified date: Aug 23, 2023
Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 12, 2023
Observation date: Jul 30, 2023
Submitted by: Sue Bocchicchio
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 04, 2023
Observation date: Jul 30, 2023
Submitted by: Sue Bocchicchio
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 03, 2023
Observation date: Jul 18, 2023
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 20, 2023
Observation date: Jul 13, 2023
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2023
Observation date: Jul 15, 2023
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 19, 2023
Observation date: Jun 26, 2023
Submitted by: David Sonnen
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 30, 2023
Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 06, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: Michiganbirder19
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 05, 2022
Observation date: Aug 01, 2022
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Kent County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 30, 2022
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