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: May 19, 2015
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Fayette County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
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Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
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Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
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Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
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Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
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Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
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Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Pickett County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Aug 10, 2014
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Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Aug 19, 2014
Observation date: Jun 20, 2013
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Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 13, 2014
Observation date: Jul 17, 2014
Submitted by: Carl Freeman
Region: Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 11, 2014
Observation date: Jul 17, 2013
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Region: Clinton County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Jul 30, 2014
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Region: Calvert County, Maryland, United States
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Region: Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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Region: Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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Observation date: Jul 27, 2014
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 28, 2014
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