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: Sep 15, 2013
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2013
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Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Sep 11, 2013
Observation date: Jul 23, 2013
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Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Aug 23, 2013
Observation date: Aug 16, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 22, 2013
Observation date: Aug 19, 2013
Submitted by: TallyCannon
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 20, 2013
Observation date: Aug 13, 2013
Submitted by: ms722
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 15, 2013
Observation date: Jul 14, 2013
Submitted by: Joe Sebastiani
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 12, 2013
Observation date: Jul 11, 2013
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 09, 2013
Observation date: Jul 05, 2013
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Florence County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 05, 2013
Observation date: Jul 20, 2013
Submitted by: TallyCannon
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 01, 2013
Observation date: Jul 26, 2013
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 27, 2013
Observation date: Jul 06, 2013
Submitted by: mom2krb
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 22, 2013
Observation date: Jul 06, 2013
Submitted by: mom2krb
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 22, 2013
Observation date: Jul 21, 2013
Submitted by: Cherylee Black
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 22, 2013
Observation date: Jul 26, 2011
Submitted by: Naseem Reza
Region: Door County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 16, 2013
Observation date: Jul 14, 2013
Submitted by: TSims
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 15, 2013
Observation date: Jul 05, 2013
Submitted by: klavierabend
Region: Orange County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 05, 2013
Observation date: Jun 08, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 28, 2013
Observation date: Jun 07, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 28, 2013
Observation date: Aug 01, 2007
Submitted by: jdwiggins
Region: Davie County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Jun 27, 2013
Observation date: Jul 24, 2009
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 09, 2013
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