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 721 verified sightings
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
Observation date: Jul 16, 2016
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 16, 2016
Observation date: Jul 18, 2015
Submitted by: TSims
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 12, 2015
Observation date: Jul 12, 2014
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 13, 2014
Observation date: Jun 24, 2012
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 17, 2013
Observation date: Jul 20, 2013
Submitted by: martytdx
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 12, 2013
Observation date: Jul 16, 2013
Submitted by: sharin (County record.)
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 12, 2013
Observation date: Jul 20, 2013
Submitted by: Joe Sebastiani
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 12, 2013
Observation date: Jul 21, 2013
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Jul 31, 2013
Observation date: Jun 30, 2012
Submitted by: LinRandolph
Region: Lake County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 11, 2013
Observation date: Jul 11, 2012
Submitted by: tarmat
Region: Bennington County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Oct 24, 2012
Observation date: Jul 30, 2003
Submitted by: cheins
Region: Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 14, 2012
Observation date: Jul 05, 2009
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 26, 2012
Observation date: Jul 21, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S.Berk Xerces)
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 15, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Doug Savich + Claudia Tibbets)
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 02, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon)
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
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