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: Aug 01, 2018
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Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
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Region: Kings County, New York, United States
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Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
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Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2017
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Angelina County, Texas, United States
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Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
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Region: Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Observation date: Jul 11, 2013
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Region: Albany County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Nov 07, 2017
Observation date: Jun 08, 2013
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Oct 05, 2017
Observation date: Jun 23, 2016
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Jul 25, 2017
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Georgia, Washington County, United States
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Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
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Region: Campbell County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Aug 19, 2017
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Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 20, 2017
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