Howard County Bird Club
Little Wood-Satyr
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. |
| Little Wood-Satyr (1.5–1.9″) Little Wood-Satyr |
Common: L-May thru Jun | Brushy woods edges | Low shiny leaves | Orchard grass | |
June 1, 2013
Haviland Mill Road
Linda Hunt
June 3, 2013
Elkridge (Trinity Cemetary)
Jim Wilkinson
May 12, 2012
Race Road (PVSP)
Bonnie Ott
May 30, 2014
David Force NRA
Linda Hunt
May 31, 2014
Sykesville/River Road
Kurt Schwarz
Compare with:
Appalachian Brown
Northern Pearly-eye
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: 5/13/2015 Late: 8/1/2017