Howard County Bird Club
Tawny Emperor
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. 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. |
| Tawny Emperor (1.6–2.8″) Tawny Emperor |
Rare: M-Jun & M-Aug | Woods trails & edges | Wet spots | Hackberry | |
June 24, 2021
Mt. Pleasant
Annette Allor
September 14, 2020
Ellicott City
Kevin Heffernan
Female
June 19, 2016
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
September 1, 2018
Savage Mill Trail
Paul Petkus
Female
June 19, 2016
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
Female (ovipositing)
June 19, 2016
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
Egg mass
August 30, 2018
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
Caterpillar
July 22, 2016
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
Caterpillar
May 23, 2023
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott
Chrysalis
August 7, 2016
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
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: 6/19/2016 Late: 9/22/2017