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 27, 2014
Submitted by: juliereid
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 28, 2014
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2014
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2014
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2014
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2014
Observation date: Jul 18, 2014
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2014
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 11, 2014
Submitted by: Cherylee Black
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2014
Observation date: Jul 05, 2014
Submitted by: Carmel Mothersill
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 06, 2014
Observation date: Jun 23, 2014
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jun 25, 2014
Observation date: Jun 15, 2014
Submitted by: stancha
Region: St. Charles County, Missouri, United States
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Verified date: Jun 18, 2014
Observation date: May 16, 2014
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 27, 2014
Observation date: May 26, 2014
Submitted by: John Calhoun
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 26, 2014
Observation date: Jul 27, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Wayne County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Mar 15, 2014
Observation date: Jul 21, 2013
Submitted by: mmwm
Region: Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
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Verified date: Feb 09, 2014
Observation date: Jul 09, 2012
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
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Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 16, 2012
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
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Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 07, 2012
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
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Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 19, 2011
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
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Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 22, 2013
Submitted by: Brian Taber
Region: James City County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Nov 14, 2013
Observation date: Jul 28, 2013
Submitted by: Bob Bouman
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Oct 11, 2013
Observation date: Sep 14, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 10, 2013
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