Euphyes conspicua

Euphyes conspicua, the black dash, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1863.[1] It is found in the upper Midwest of North America, from eastern Nebraska east to southern Ontario and along the central Atlantic Coast from Massachusetts south to south-eastern Virginia.[2] Its habitat includes shrubby or partially wooded wetland.[3]

Black dash
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Euphyes
Species:
E. conspicua
Binomial name
Euphyes conspicua
Synonyms
  • Hesperia conspicua W. H. Edwards, 1863
  • Euphyes conspicuus
  • Atrytone conspicua
  • Hesperia pontiac W. H. Edwards, 1863
  • Limochroes pontiac
  • Hedone orono Scudder, 1872
  • Atrytone buchholzi Ehrlich and Gillham, 1951

The wingspan is 32–42 mm. The upperside is black. The underside of the hindwings is reddish brown with a curved band of yellow spots. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year. They feed on the nectar of various flowers.

The larvae feed on Carex stricta and possibly other Carex species. Adults feed on nectar from flowers including buttonbush, jewelweed, and swamp thistle.[3]

Subspecies

E. conspicua has three subspecies:[4]

  • E. c. buchholzi (P. Ehrlich and Gillham, 1951)
  • E. c. conspicua (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
  • E. c. orono (Scudder, 1872)

References
  1. Savela, Markku (November 29, 2015). "Euphyes conspicua (Edwards, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Black Dash Euphyes conspicua (W.H. Edwards, 1863)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
  4. "Euphyes conspicua". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 1, 2014.


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