Northern Broken-Dash (Polites egeremet, Wallengrenia egeremet)

Along with Little Glassywing and Dun Skipper, N. Broken-Dash is known as one of the "witches". Identification can be challenging depending on the amount of scale wear on the individual. For N. Broken-Dash, note the "3" shape of the post-median spot band in the ventral hindwing and the lack of a white patch below the antennal club.

Recent genomics studies indicate this taxon should be moved to the genus Polites.
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
St. Clair Co., MI
7 July 2012
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
St. Clair Co., MI
7 July 2012

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
York Co., VA
21 Aug 2013
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
York Co., VA
28 Aug 2013

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Allegan Co., MI
5 July 2004
Same individual
Allegan Co., MI
5 July 2004
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Allegan Co., MI
5 July 2004

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Nectaring on Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Blackwood Division of Duke Forest
Orange Co., NC
16 July 2003
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Watauga Co., NC
27 June 2004

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Durham Co., NC
5 July 2013
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Durham Co., NC
5 July 2013

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
St. Clair Co., MI
7 July 2012

Same individual and pose. Without flash (left) and with flash (right)


Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
St. Clair Co., MI
7 July 2012

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Muscatatuck NWR, Jackson Co., IN
27 July 2015

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Luskville, Gatineau Park, Pontiac Co., Quebec
15 July 2018



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