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 26, 2017
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Gadsden County, Florida, United States
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Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Sumter County, Florida, United States
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Observation date: Sep 23, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Sumter County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Sep 29, 2021
Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: Eric Hartshaw
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
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Observation date: Jul 28, 2021
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Region: Lewis County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2021
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Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
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Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Allegan County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
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Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
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Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2021
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Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
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Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: Ssneed
Region: Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2021
Submitted by: Chet Gottfried
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 09, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: Elizabethmiller4
Region: Muskegon County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 08, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2021
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Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 07, 2021
Observation date: Jun 24, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jun 26, 2021
Observation date: Jun 22, 2021
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Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 26, 2021
Observation date: Jun 11, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 24, 2021
Observation date: Jun 19, 2021
Submitted by: k.d.stutzman
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 22, 2021
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