Very similar to Northern Broken-Dash, Southern Broken-Dash is more common in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of North Carolina and can be identified by the rufous-brown color of fresh individuals.

Orange Co., NC 6/1/02.

Chapel Hill, Orange Co., NC 8/21/04.

With wear, the color of Southern Broken-Dash becomes darker brown, making worn individuals extremely difficult to separate from Northern Broken-Dash. The individual at left is fairly worn -- you can see the fringing on the wings is not intact.

Durham Co., NC 8/10/08.

Granville Co., NC 5/20/2012.

Barton Creek greenbelt, Austin, Travis Co., TX 4/29/2011.

Same individual with a Dun Skipper.

Barton Creek greenbelt, Austin, Travis Co., TX 4/29/2011.

Near Florida City, Miami-Dade Co., FL 6/23/10.

Near Florida City, Miami-Dade Co., FL 6/23/10.