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Southern Broken-dash,
Wallengrenia otho

Size: Wingspan is 1 to 1 1/4 inches.

Similar Species: Northern Broken-Dash, Black Dash and Little Glassywing

Habitat: Moist woodland edges, moist powerline cuts,damp places and savannas.

Abundance: Common in the tidewater areas and less common in the eastern piedmont.

Flight Period: First brood mid May to mid June. Second brood mid July thru September.

Comments: This skipper is easly to find and usually very easy to approach. The photo above shows the reddish brown that separates it from the Northern Broken-dash. I also find the head to be a bit more golden than the Northern Broken-dash as well.

I found these skippers in my garden in August 1999. They really like my verbena.

Female

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