Eastern Pine Elfin
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.
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. |
| Eastern Pine Elfin (1–1.25″) Eastern Pine Elfin |
Rare: L-Apr to E-Jun | Open scrub pine groves | Pussytoes | Various hard pines | |
April 22, 2019
Elkridge
Jim Wilkinson
April 23, 2019
Elkridge
Kevin Heffernan
May 14, 2016
Elkridge
Jim Wilkinson
June 11, 2013
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
May 2, 2020
Woodbine
Linda Hunt
April 14, 2024
Trinity Cemetery
Annette Allor
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: 4/14/2016 Late: 5/28/2015