Northern Pearly-eye

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.

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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.

 

Northern Pearly-eye (1.75–2.7″)
Northern Pearly-eye
Uncommon: E-Jun & M-Aug Damp, grassy woods trails Mud puddles Bottlebrush & plume grass


Pigtail

August 19, 2013
Pigtail
Bob Solem

Rockburn Branch Park

June 9, 2011
Rockburn Branch Park
Kathy Litzinger

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July 10, 2010
Henryton (PVSP)
Richard Orr

Ellicott City

July 19, 2012
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger

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August 23, 2010
Rockburn Branch Park
Bonnie Ott

Compare with:

Appalachian Brown

August 17, 2019
Centennial Park
Kevin Heffernan
August 17, 2019 Centennial Park Kevin Heffernan

Little Wood-Satyr

June 22, 2019
Mount Pleasant
Kevin Heffernan
June 22, 2019 Mount Pleasant Kevin Heffernan
Individuals seen in each 10-day period to date during the butterfly survey

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: 5/24/2015 Late: 10/3/2018