Southern Broken-Dash
Wallengrenia otho (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside of male is brown with a few orange or red-oranges patches and a two-part black stigma (the "broken dash"). Female upperside is dark brown with pale orange spots. Underside of hindwing in both sexes is orange or red-orange and has a band of pale spots.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 3/8 inches (2.4 - 3.5 cm).
Life History: Males perch on vegetation within 2 feet of the ground to watch for females, usually in the early morning. Females lay eggs singly on or near the host plants. Caterpillars live in nests of silk-tied leaves; when they come out to eat they carry a piece of leaf over themselves for protection.
Flight: Two broods (sometimes a partial third) from April-October; all year in peninsular Florida and South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Paspalum and St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including pickerelweed, selfheal, and sweet pepperbush.
Habitat: Openings near wooded rivers or swamps.
Range: Eastern Texas and the southeastern United States south through the West Indies and Central America to Argentina. Strays north to central Missouri, northern Kentucky, and Delaware.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jun 02, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: May 19, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: May 26, 2013
Observation date: May 12, 2013
Submitted by: aahewetson
Region: Hood County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: May 14, 2013
Observation date: Sep 08, 2012
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Apr 17, 2013
Observation date: Apr 01, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Apr 17, 2013
Observation date: Sep 26, 2012
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Mar 20, 2013
Observation date: Aug 26, 2012
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Mar 19, 2013
Observation date: May 14, 2011
Submitted by: Shirley Wilkerson
Region: Comanche County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Mar 14, 2013
Observation date: May 25, 2012
Submitted by: richardhsmith (Annette Allor)
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jan 08, 2013
Observation date: Aug 18, 2012
Submitted by: richardhsmith (Annette Allor)
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jan 08, 2013
Observation date: Sep 06, 2012
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 02, 2013
Observation date: Aug 25, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: May 05, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Lawrence County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 29, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 15, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 12, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Mobile County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 11, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Mobile County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 26, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: May 06, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 05, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 13, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 25, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
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