Howard County Bird Club
Northern Pearly-eye
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.
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| 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. |
| Northern Pearly-eye (1.75–2.7″) Northern Pearly-eye |
Uncommon: E-Jun & M-Aug | Damp, grassy woods trails | Mud puddles | Bottlebrush & plume grass | |
August 19, 2013
Pigtail
Bob Solem
June 9, 2011
Rockburn Branch Park
Kathy Litzinger
July 10, 2010
Henryton (PVSP)
Richard Orr
July 19, 2012
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
August 23, 2010
Rockburn Branch Park
Bonnie Ott
Compare with:
Appalachian Brown
Little Wood-Satyr
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: 5/24/2015 Late: 10/3/2018