| Occurrence | Statewide - resident |
| Abundance | Fairly common to common; maximum 200+ |
| Flight Period | March 30 - June 16 (mainly mid-April to mid-May) |
| Notes | Usually the first elfin of the season |
| Overwintering | Pupa |
| More info |
Massachusetts Butterfly Atlas Website |
| Online movie |
This species appears in the movie named 'April Elfins' on the Butterfly Photos page. |
Photo © Marj Rines - 4/21/2002
Great Meadows, Lexington |
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Photo © Marj Rines - 4/21/2002
Whipple Hill Conservation Area, Lexington |
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Photo by Tom Murray - 5/7/2004
Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Worcester |
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Photo by Frank Model - 5/7/2006
Sherborn Power Lines, Sherborn
Ovipositing Female |
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Photo by Tom Whelan - 4/19/2006
Horn Pond Mountain, Woburn |
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Photo by Barbara Spencer - 5/20/2006
Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth |
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Photo by Barbara Spencer - 4/20/2006
New Salem |
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