| Occurrence | Statewide - resident |
| Abundance | Fairly common to quite common; maximum 57 |
| Flight Period | May 15 - August 1 (mainly early June to mid-July) |
| Notes | Very strikingly marked when fresh |
| Overwintering | Mature Larva |
| More info |
Massachusetts Butterfly Atlas Website |
| Online movie |
This species appears in the movie named 'Early Season Old Field Skippers' on the Butterfly Photos page. |

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 6/2/2002 Dover | Top of Page
Photo by Erik Nielsen - 5/25/2002 Foxboro | Top of Page
Photo © Marj Rines Middlesex Fells, Medford | Top of Page
Photo © Marj Rines Middlesex Fells, Medford | Top of Page
Photo © Marj Rines - 6/11/2001 Woburn | Top of Page
Photo by Bill Bouton - 5/6/2006 Foxboro | Top of Page
Photo by Frank Model - 6/4/2006 Saratoga, NY | Top of Page
Photo by Frank Model - 6/8/2005 Norwottuck Rail Trail, Amherst | Top of Page
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