Howard County Bird Club
Northern Broken-Dash
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.
Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page and the following common name for additional information from USGS web page. BugGuide is another web resource.
Legend:
| Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) Common name [link is to USGS] |
Occurrence level & flight period. | |
| Habitat. | Typically visits (for nectaring). | Larval host plants. |
| Northern Broken-Dash (1–1.25″) Northern Broken-Dash |
Uncommon: M-Jun to E-Aug | Weedy fields | Indian hemp, milkweed | Panic grasses | |
June 22, 2012
Mount Pleasant
Annette Allor
June 24, 2013
Hippsely Mill Road
Allen Lewis
Male
June 28, 2018
Schooley Mill Park
Kevin Heffernan
Female
June 28, 2018
Schooley Mill Park
Kevin Heffernan
Female
June 28, 2018
Schooley Mill Park
Kevin Heffernan
When the underside background is chocolaty-brown, it is the Northern Broken-Dash. Southern Broken-Dash is dark orange-brown there.
The phenograms show the maximum number of individual butterflies of this species seen in the first eight years of the Howard County Butterfly Survey. From these graphs, one can see the number of broods of each species, when they are active, and the relative abundance of the species in each brood. The observed early and late dates are shown below The graphs can be used to anticipate the first sighting of a given species in the year and can help with identification.
Early: 6/10/2017 Late: 9/14/2021