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: Aug 24, 2015
Submitted by: ms722
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Aug 26, 2015
Observation date: Jul 17, 2015
Submitted by: BMcNaught
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2015
Observation date: Aug 16, 2015
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Aug 21, 2015
Observation date: Aug 05, 2015
Submitted by: Mpagliarini
Region: Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
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Verified date: Aug 17, 2015
Observation date: Aug 14, 2015
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 14, 2015
Observation date: Aug 05, 2015
Submitted by: hiltnj
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 13, 2015
Observation date: Jun 06, 2015
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 23, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2015
Observation date: Jul 17, 2015
Submitted by: Lutya
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 18, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 17, 2015
Observation date: Jul 10, 2015
Submitted by: mrcnaturally
Region: Rockland County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2015
Observation date: Jul 08, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 12, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 08, 2015
Observation date: Sep 15, 2013
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 08, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 08, 2015
Observation date: Sep 15, 2013
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 08, 2015
Observation date: Jul 05, 2015
Submitted by: Chet Gottfried
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: Jul 05, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: May 23, 2015
Submitted by: fitzclarke@bell...
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 22, 2015
Observation date: May 25, 2015
Submitted by: fitzclarke@bell...
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 22, 2015
Observation date: May 24, 2015
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 22, 2015
Observation date: Jul 25, 2014
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 15, 2015
Observation date: Aug 02, 2014
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 11, 2015
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