Black Dash
Euphyes conspicua (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
Family: Hesperiidae
Status: Rare local resident
NENHP Ranking: Tier1, S1
Range: Found from central Minnesota and Iowa east to New York and south to Virginia. In Nebraska it has been found in the northwest quarter of the state.
Larval Hostplant(s): Sedges, of which Carex stricta is most often mentioned.
Broods/Flight Times: One flight in July.
Overwintering: As larvae in a hibernaculum.
Habitat: This skipper inhabits marshes and wetlands.
Avg. Wingspan: 1 1/4 – 1 5/8 inches
Found at: Hackberry Creek SWMA, Willow Creek SRA
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Notes: This is, with the exception of the Mulberry Wing, the rarest marsh skipper in the state. Barber (1894) mentions it from Dodge County, but the particulars are unknown. Subspecies buchholzi was described in 1961 from specimens found near Valley (Douglas County).
Black Dash (female), Matthew Brust
