Howard County Bird Club
Dainty Sulphur
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. 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. |
| Dainty Sulphur (1.25–1.75″) | Uncommon/Rare: L-Aug to E-Sep | Sandy fields & hillsides | Sennas, partridge pea | Sennas | |
October 25, 2012
Patuxent Branch Trail
Linda Hunt
October 25, 2012
Patuxent Branch Trail
Linda Hunt
Dainty Sulphur is a southern species. Both 2012 and 2019 had below normal rainfall in the autumn. Because of the drought, hay was brought into Maryland from other states (per Bick Borchelt). At Grist Mill Trail there was extensive replanting in 2019 (because of the removal of Bloede Dam) in which the exposed ground was replanted and covered with straw. The River Road Trail in the Orange Grove section of Patapsco Valley State Park is across the river from Grist Mill Trail.
September 18, 2019
Orange Grove, River Road Trail
Annette Allor
September 18, 2019
Orange Grove, River Road Trail
Annette Allor
September 18, 2019
Orange Grove, River Road Trail
Annette Allor
September 16, 2019
Grist Mill Trail (PVSP)
Baltimore County
Kathy Littzinger
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: 9/18/2019 Late: 9/29/2019