Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Silver-spotted Skipper
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. Click on the Maryland Biodiversity Project links for more information from that source. (While on the Quad Map page, you can click on the County Map page.)
Legend:
| Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) | Occurrence level & flight period. | |
| Habitat. | Typically visits (for nectaring). | Larval host plants. |
| Silver-spotted Skipper (1.75–2.7″) | Common: May-Sep | Open woods, fields, gardens | Variety of flowers | Locusts, tick trefoils, wisteria | |
July 22, 2012
River Road (PVSP)
Annette Allor
September 12, 2010
Hipsley Mill (PRSP)
Scott Berglund
Female
July 3, 2011
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott
Mating
July 17, 2012
Jessup (Preston Ct)
Bob Solem
Caterpillar
September 12, 2011
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott
The color of the forewing yellow-orange band can vary.
Early: 4/12/2015
Late: 10/25/2021