I am a male Southern Broken Dash butterfly
As a Caterpillar I ate St. Augustine grass
As an adult I prefer Pickerelweed and Sweet Pepperbush
I've a two-part stigma, hence the name "Broken Dash".
Sources: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Wallengrenia-otho
https://northwestbutterflies.blogspot.com/2012/06/
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