Wallengrenia
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Wallengrenia is a genus of skippers
in the family Hesperiidae.
Skipper (butterfly)
A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South...
in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
- Wallengrenia othoWallengrenia othoThe Southern Broken Dash is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from eastern Texas and the south-eastern United States, south through the West Indies and Central America to Argentina. Strays can be found as far north as central Missouri, northern Kentucky and Delaware.The wingspan...
(Smith, 1797) - Wallengrenia egeremetWallengrenia egeremetThe Northern Broken Dash is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Maine and southern Ontario, west across the Great Lakes states to south-eastern North Dakota, south to central Florida, the Gulf Coast and south-eastern Texas.The wingspan is 25-39 mm. Adults are on wing...
(Scudder, 1863) - Wallengrenia premnas (Wallengren, 1860)