Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society

Sachem

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.

Note: Split in 2023. Eastern species is  Huron Sachem (A. huron), not yet listed by BAMONA.

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.

 

Sachem (1.25–1.7″)
Sachem		 Abundant: M-Jul thru Sep Lawns, fields, & marshes Tickseed sunflower Crabgrass, Bermuda grass

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Male
July 5, 2012
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger

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Male
July 23, 2006
Swansfield (Columbia)
June Tveekrem

Mt Pleasant

Female
July 9, 2011
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott

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Female
September 4, 2009
Mount Pleasant
Scott Berglund

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Male & Female
August 5, 2012
Mount Pleasant
Annette Allor

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: 5/2/2017 Late: 11/18/2016