| Occurrence | Virtually absent from Cape and Islands - resident |
| Abundance | Fairly common to common; maximum 93 |
| Flight Period | June 13 - October 8 (mainly late June to early September) |
| Notes | Loves Buddleia in the garden and milkweeds in the wild |
| Overwintering | Unfed 1st instar - Larva |
| More info |
Massachusetts Butterfly Atlas Website |
Photo by Tom Whelan - 2002
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Photo by Erik Nielsen - 6/29/2002
Martin Burns WMA, West Newbury |
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Photo by Fred Goodwin - 7/9/2002
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Photo by Fred Goodwin - 9/11/2002
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Photo © Marj Rines - 7/3/2002
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Photo © Marj Rines - 7/8/2001
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Photo © Marj Rines - 7/2/2001
Dunback Meadow Conservation Area, Lexington |
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Photo by Tom Murray - 6/11/2005
Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge, Harvard |
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Photo by Frank Model - 7/17/2007
Pittsfield |
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Photo by Frank Model - 7/6/2007
New Salem |
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Photo by Barbara Spencer - 7/10/2007
Cummington |
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