Howard County Bird Club
Pearl Crescent
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. |
| Pearl Crescent 1.25–1.75″ Pearl Crescent |
Abundant: E-May to E-Nov | Fields & gardens | Butterflyweed, milkweed | Various asters | |
Male
April 11, 2011
Patuxent River
Wesley Earp
Female
May 18, 2015
Mount Pleasant
Linda Hunt
May 17, 2014
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott
Few striations on the upperside
August 11, 2012
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
September 22, 2011
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
Male & Female
September 7, 2018
Patuxent Branch Trail
Linda Hunt
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: 4/4/2017 Late: 11/21/2016