Domain Eukarya Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Wallengrenia egeremet | Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Polites origenes, Polites themistocles, Ancyloxypha numitor, Euphyes vestris, Pompeius verna | ||
Wallengrenia egeremet top 5 facts
Wallengrenia egeremet, the northern broken dash , is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. 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.
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.
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.