Howard County Bird Club
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 | |
May 29, 2010
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
June 1, 2013
Haviland Mill Road
Linda Hunt
August 12, 2016
Ellicott City
Jeff Culler
Male & Female
June 22, 2013
Schooley Mill Park
Kathy Litzinger
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