Howard County Bird Club
Spicebush Swallowtail
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. |
| Spicebush Swallowtail (3–4″) Spicebush Swallowtail |
Common: E-May to E-Sep | Woods trails, edges & gardens | Joe-Pye weed, thistles | Spicebush & sassafras | |
Male
August 5, 2009
Rockburn Branch Park
Bonnie Ott
Male
August 10, 2010
Mount Pleasant
Richard Orr
Male
August 26, 2011
Zirn Property
Linda Hunt
Female
July 12, 2012
Dorsey Search (Columbia)
Annette Allor
Male & Female
June 29, 2014
David Force NRA
Linda Hunt
Early instar
July 25, 2012
Columbia
Linda Hunt
Caterpillar
September 7, 2015
Robinson Nature Center
Jo Solem
Caterpillar
September 7, 2015
Robinson Nature Center
Jo Solem
Caterpillar
September 25, 2015
Schooley Mill Park
Jo Solem
Caterpillar
September 25, 2013
Schooley Mill Park
Bonnie Ott
Caterpillar
September 25, 2013
Schooley Mill Park
Bonnie Ott
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: 4/9/2017 Late: 10/20/2017