Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society

Brown Elfin

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 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.

 

Brown Elfin (0.8–1.1″)
Brown Elfin		 Rare: L-Apr Woods trails & edges Laurel leaves Huckleberry

Bon Secours

May 1, 2001
Bon Secours
Jo Solem

There were no sightings during the butterfly survey period, so there is no phenogram and no early-late dates.