| Occurrence | Statewide - resident |
| Abundance | Common; maximum 222 |
| Flight Period | April 11 - July 14 (mainly late April to early June) |
| Notes | Almost exclusively single-brooded; summer individuals very rare |
| Overwintering | Full grown Larva |
| More info |
Massachusetts Butterfly Atlas Website |
Photo © Marj Rines - 4/24/2002
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Photo © Marj Rines - 6/1/2002
Great Meadows, Lexington |
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Photo by Tom Murray - 5/19/2003
Oxbow NWR, Harvard |
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Photo by Tom Murray - 5/7/2004
Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Worcester |
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Photo by Erik Nielsen - 5/10/2003
Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth
Male |
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Photo by Erik Nielsen - 5/10/2003
Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth
Female |
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Photo by Frank Model - 6/19/2005
North Common Meadow, Petersham
Female |
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Photo by Frank Model - 5/20/2005
Norwottuck Rail Trail, Amherst
Male |
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Photo by Frank Model - 5/14/2007
Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth
Aberrant |
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