Red Admiral
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.
Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page and the following common name for additional information from USGS web page. BugGuide is another web resource.
Legend:
| Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) Common name [link is to USGS] |
Occurrence level & flight period. | |
| Habitat. | Typically visits (for nectaring). | Larval host plants. |
| Red Admiral (1.75–3″) Red Admiral |
Uncommon: L-May to E-Sep | Woods trails & edges | Joe-Pye weed | Nettles | |
May 15, 2010
Sykesville/River Road (PVSP)
Bonnie Ott
July 9, 2016
Columbia
Sue Probst
July 10, 2012
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
July 29, 2010
Columbia
Bonnie Ott
October 14, 2013
Meadowbrook Park
Jim Wilkinson
The phenograms show the maximum number of individual butterflies of this species seen in the first eight years of the Howard County Butterfly Survey. From these graphs, one can see the number of broods of each species, when they are active, and the relative abundance of the species in each brood. The observed early and late dates are shown below The graphs can be used to anticipate the first sighting of a given species in the year and can help with identification.
Early: 4/1/2020 Late: 11/1/2018