| Occurrence | Much of MA; absent from Cape and Islands? - resident |
| Abundance | Common; maximum 235 |
| Flight Period | April 29 - ? (probably mainly May to early June) |
| Notes | Poorly understood but most 'tigers' at lilac time may well be this species |
| Overwintering | Pupa |
| More info |
Butterflies of Massachusetts Website |
Photo by Fred Goodwin - 5/28/2002
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Photo © Marj Rines - 7/5/2001
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Photo by Tom Murray - 5/18/2004
Oxbow NWR, Harvard |
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Photo by Erik Nielsen - 6/13/2003
Pittsburg, NH |
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Photo by Tom Murray - 8/16/2005
Pittsburg, NH |
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Photo by Tom Murray - 8/16/2005
Pittsburg, NH |
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Photo by Frank Model - 6/21/2006
Pittsburg, NH
Aberrant |
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Photo by Frank Model - 6/1/2006
Tom's Swamp, Petersham |
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Photo by Frank Model - 6/21/2006
Pittsburg, NH
Puddling |
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Photo by Frank Model - 5/26/2006
Tom's Swamp, Petersham |
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Photo © Ron Nuehring - 5/31/2006
Tom's Swamp, Petersham |
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Photo by Bill Bouton - 6/1/2006
Tom's Swamp, Petersham
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