Southern 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. BugGuide is another web resource.
Legend:
| Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) | Occurrence level & flight period. | |
| Habitat. | Typically visits (for nectaring). | Larval host plants. |
| Southern Broken-Dash (1–1.2″) | Rare: L-May to E-Jun, Aug | Open areas near wooded swamps & rivers | Thistles, milkweed, dogbane | Paspalum, large crabgrass, other grasses | |
August 15, 2012
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Annette Allor
August 31, 2013
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Linda Hunt
August 19, 2020
Columbia
Linda Hunt
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: 6/7/2016 Late: 9/13/2020