Viceroy

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.

 

Viceroy (2.5–3.4″)
Viceroy
Uncommon: L-May to M-Sep Pond & stream edges Willow leaves Willows & poplars


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July 17, 2011
Western Regional Park
Bonnie Ott

9/5/2009

September 6, 2006
Meadowbrook Park
Richard Orr

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July 17, 2011
Western Regional Park
Bonnie Ott

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July 26, 2012
Mount Pleasant
Annette Allor

Western Regional Park

August 25, 2016
Western Regional Park
Kevin Heffernan

Western Regional Park

Caterpillar
April 19, 2012
Western Regional Park
Bonnie Ott

Cypressmede Park

Caterpillar
June 21, 2015
Cypressmede Park
Bonnie Ott

Mount Pleasant

Caterpillar
June 22, 2015
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott

Mount Pleasant

Caterpillar
August 24, 2013
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott

Chrysalis
August 11, 2022
Meadowbrook Park
Bonnie Ott

Chrysalis
August 11, 2022
Meadowbrook Park
Bonnie Ott

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: 5/19/2019 Late: 10/19/2019