Howard County Bird Club
Wild Indigo Duskywing
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. |
| Wild Indigo Duskywing (1.3–1.7″) Wild Indigo Duskywing |
Common: Jun, Aug to E-Sep | Open areas, powerline cuts | Variety of flowers | Wild indigo & crown vetch | |
April 9, 2012
Centennial Park
Annette Allor
Female
May 1, 2018
Murray Hill
Linda Hunt
May 12, 2014
Murray Hill
Linda Hunt
July l1, 2012
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger
October 4, 2011
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Richard Orr
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: 4/2/2016 Late: 5/18/2014