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Southern Broken-dash

Wallengrenia otho

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

Upperside of male is brown with a few orange or red-oranges patches and a two-part black stigma (the "broken dash"). Female upperside is dark brown with pale orange spots. Underside of hindwing in both sexes is orange or red-orange and has a band of pale spots.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 3/8 inches (2.4 - 3.5 cm).

Habitat:

Wildlife habitat yard.

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Wallengrenia otho

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