Howard County Bird Club
American Lady
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park; UMDCF – University of Maryland Central Farm.
Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page. BugGuide is another web resource.
Legend:
| Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) | Occurrence level & flight period. | |
| Habitat. | Typically visits (for nectaring). | Larval host plants. |
| American Lady (1.75–2.7″) |
Common: L-Apr thru Sep | Weedy fields | Milkweed, Indian hemp | Everlasting & pussytoes | |
April 24, 2012
Lake Elkhorn
Allen Lewis
May 24, 2012
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
August 16, 2002
UMDCF
Nancy Magnusson
August 26, 2010
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
Ovipositing
May 13, 2014
Columbia
Linda Hunt
Caterpillar
June 8, 2021
Woodbine
Pam Perna
Caterpillar
June 8, 2021
Woodbine
Pam Perna
Caterpillar
May 16, 2023
Andrea Cochran
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: 4/11/2017 Late: 11/6/2017