Wallengrenia otho
Size:
Wingspan is 1 - 1 3/8 inches.
Similar Species:
Northern Broken Dash
Black
Dash (rare and northern)
Habitat:
Moist woodland edges, wet savannas, edges of marshes and rivers, pocosins,
swamps and power line clearings.
Range/Abundance:
Common in the southern coastal plain
and eastern piedmont. Uncommon to rare in the western piedmont and mountains.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from mid May until late September in two broods with a gap
between broods.
Larval Host Plants:
Grasses including St. Augustine Grass Stenotaphrum secundatum
Comments:
This is another difficult species to learn. The reddish-brown color and
the large pale smudge in the center of the hindwing help make it easy
to identify.
The top photo was taken in Orange Co., NC on August 09,
2002. The second photo was taken at Croatan National Forest in Carteret
Co., NC on May 26, 2003. The bottom photo was taken in Moore Co., NC June
06, 2003.
