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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 06, 2019
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Mar 12, 2022
Observation date: Jul 06, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2021
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 18, 2021
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 20, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: Ssneed
Region: Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jun 28, 2021
Submitted by: Tom Raub
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 28, 2021
Observation date: Jun 12, 2021
Submitted by: lizmcd
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 13, 2021
Observation date: Aug 02, 2011
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 30, 2018
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021
Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Mar 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2019
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Jack Connor
Verified date: Feb 16, 2021
Observation date: Jun 15, 2018
Submitted by: nsharadi
Region: Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
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
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