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.
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Observation date: Jul 18, 2009
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 30, 2016
Observation date: Jun 27, 2016
Submitted by: Bob Bouman
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 28, 2016
Observation date: Jun 20, 2016
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 22, 2016
Observation date: Jun 18, 2016
Submitted by: TSims
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 20, 2016
Observation date: Jun 10, 2016
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 12, 2016
Observation date: Jun 11, 2016
Submitted by: TSims
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 12, 2016
Observation date: Jun 02, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 07, 2016
Observation date: Jun 06, 2016
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 07, 2016
Observation date: May 28, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Crockett County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: May 30, 2016
Observation date: Jun 15, 2015
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 26, 2016
Observation date: Jun 29, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 22, 2016
Observation date: Jul 07, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 20, 2016
Observation date: Jun 23, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 19, 2016
Observation date: Jul 02, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 18, 2016
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Baraga County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 04, 2016
Observation date: Sep 12, 2015
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 02, 2016
Observation date: Sep 15, 2013
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 25, 2016
Observation date: Sep 10, 2013
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Lewis County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jan 01, 2016
Observation date: Oct 16, 2015
Submitted by: Nancy Hamlett
Region: Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 20, 2015
Observation date: Jul 09, 2015
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 22, 2015
Observation date: Aug 08, 2015
Submitted by: roseanna
Region: McCreary County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 04, 2015
Observation date: Aug 29, 2015
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 02, 2015
Observation date: Aug 31, 2015
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 01, 2015
Observation date: Aug 19, 2015
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 29, 2015
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