Northern broken dash

Wallengrenia egeremet

''Wallengrenia egeremet'', the northern broken dash, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Maine and southern Ontario, west across the Great Lakes states to southeastern North Dakota, south to central Florida, the Gulf Coast and south-eastern Texas.
Northern Broken Dash - Wallengrenia egeremet Found in a garden consisting of native plants in a rural area. Butterfly,Geotagged,Northern broken dash,Summer,United States,Wallengrenia egeremet

Appearance

The wingspan is 25-39 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation in most of the range. There are two generations with adults on wing from May to October in the deep south and eastern Texas.
Northern Broken Dash - Wallengrenia egeremet Habitat: Rural garden Geotagged,Hesperiidae,Northern broken dash,Summer,United States,Wallengrenia,Wallengrenia egeremet,butterfly,skipper

Food

The larvae feed on various ''Panicum'' species, including ''Panicum clandestinum'' and ''Panicum dichotomum''. Adults feed on the nectar from various flowers, but they prefer white, pink or purple flowers, including dogbane, red clover, New Jersey tea and sweet pepperbush.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusWallengrenia
SpeciesW. egeremet
Photographed in
United States of America