Great Spangled Fritillary

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.

 

Great Spangled Fritillary (2.5–4″)
Great Spangled Fritillary
Common: M-Jun to E-Sep Fields & gardens Milkweeds, thistles Yellow & blue violets

Ellicott City

May 29, 2010
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger

67GreatSpangledFritillary-060

June 1, 2013
Haviland Mill Road
Linda Hunt

Great Spangled Fritillary
Robinson Nature Center
July 12, 2023
Clayton Koonce

July 12, 2023
Robinson Nature Center
Clayton Koonce

Ellicott City

August 12, 2016
Ellicott City
Jeff Culler

Schooley Mill Park

Male & Female
June 22, 2013
Schooley Mill Park
Kathy Litzinger

Individuals seen in each 10-day period to date during the butterfly survey

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: 5/17/2019 Late: 10/2/2018