Howard County Bird Club
Broad-winged Skipper
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. |
| Broad-winged Skipper (1.2–2.3″) | Rare: L-Jun to E-Jul | Fresh & brackish marshes | Buttonbush, milkweeds | Phragmites,wild rice, marsh millet | |
Jul7 8, 2020
Columbia
Jim Wilkinson
July 28, 2011
Lake Elkhorn (powerlines)
Allen Lewis
June 24, 2022
Meadowbrook Park
Bonnie Ott
Male & female
July 31, 2017
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
July 30, 2018
Woodbine, PVSP
Clayton Koonce
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: 6/3/2014 Late: 9/4/2017