Euphyes conspicua
Size:
Wingspan is 1 1/4 - 1 5/8 inches.
Similar Species:
Southern Broken
Dash
Northern Broken
Dash
Habitat:
Wet meadows, bogs, marshes and marshy stream banks with sedges.
Range/Abundance:
This is a northern wetland skipper
that is very rare in WV and VA. Not found in NC or SC.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from late June until late July in a single brood.
Larval Host Plants:
Sedges such as Uptight Sedge Carex stricta
Comments:
This is a fast flier that likes to perch on tall vegetation usually in
very damp places. The range of Southern
Broken Dash does not over lap with Black Dash so there shouldn't be
any confusion between the species. Northern
Broken Dash is a pale brown below and not reddish like the Black Dash.
All photos were taken in Westchester Co., NY on July 10, 2003.
