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 28, 2015
Submitted by: cjbruchman
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Sumter County, Florida, United States
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Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
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Region: Cumberland County, Maine, United States
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2020
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Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2020
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Region: Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Aug 31, 2020
Submitted by: Robert Nelson
Region: Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 31, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
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Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
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Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
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Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
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Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2020
Submitted by: Clare Holden
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 11, 2020
Submitted by: TSims
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2020
Observation date: Jul 08, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Kent County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
Observation date: Jul 09, 2020
Submitted by: David Badger
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2020
Submitted by: David Badger
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 07, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2020
Submitted by: David Badger
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 07, 2020
Observation date: Jul 03, 2020
Submitted by: TSims
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
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