| Occurrence | Mainly western and central MA - resident and migrant (from north) |
| Abundance | Variably rare to uncommon; maximum 12 |
| Flight Period | March 3 to mid-November (mainly summer) |
| Notes | Big flights (such as 1999) reach eastern MA but are rather rare events |
| Overwintering | Adult |
| More info |
Massachusetts Butterfly Atlas Website |
| More info |
Butterflies of Massachusetts Website |
| Online movie |
This species appears in the movie named 'Tortoiseshells' on the Butterfly Photos page. |
Photo by Erik Nielsen - 7/8/2002
Pittsburg, NH |
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Photo © Marj Rines - 6/7/1999
Hanscom Air Force Base, Lexington |
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Photo by Erik Nielsen - 5/4/2003
Lenox |
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Photo by Tom Murray - 6/23/2003
Harvard |
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Photo © Marj Rines - 7/19/2003
Dunback Meadow, Lexington |
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Photo by Tom Murray - 6/6/2004
Quabbin Reservoir
On Stinging Nettle |
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Photo by Barbara Spencer - 7/24/2007
Cummington |
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Photo by Frank Model - 10/4/2007
Northampton Community Gardens |
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Photo by Frank Model - 2004
Northampton Community Gardens |
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Photo by Frank Model - 7/27/2007
Route 91 Rest Area, Hartford, VT |
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Photo by Barbara Spencer - 7/21/2005
Cummington
Note pollinium attached to right foreleg. |
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