Scientific Name: Euptoieta claudia
Family: Nymphalidae
Native Range: North and South America, Pennsylvania
Size: Wingspan: 44 – 57 mm (1.75–2.25 in)
Active: Summer – early fall
Color and Appearance:
Larval Host Plant: Passionflower
Scientific Name: Cupido comyntas
Family: Lycaenidae
Native Range: United States and southern Canada, Pennsylvania*
Size: Wingspan: 23-28 mm (0.91 – 1.14 in)*
Active: Spring – fall. Two or more generations per year. Larva overwinters.*
Color and Appearance: “Adult: male’s wings above iridescent pale blue with brownish-gray along outer margin; forewings with a short oblique black bar near middle; hindwings with a row of submarginal black spots and a small orange spot at the base of each projecting tail. Female’s wings larger with longer tails, gray above on body and wings, 2 or 3 small orange spots with black dots near margin of hindwings. Wings of both sexes below silvery gray with small dark spots and a few orange spots near margin of hindwings.” *
*From BugGuide.net (https://bugguide.net/node/view/464)
Scientific Name: Orthosia hibisci
Family: Noctuidae
Native Range: North America, Pennsylvania
Size: Adult wingspan: 30–38 mm*
Active: One generation per year with adults active in spring*
Color and Appearance:
*From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthosia_hibisci
Scientific Name: Harrisina americana
Family: Zygaenidae
Native Range: Eastern United States Vermont to Florida, Pennsylvania*
Size: Adult wingspan: 18–28 mm; length: 8–12 mm*
Active: Aults active April-October*
Color and Appearance:
*Information from Bug Guide.net https://bugguide.net/node/view/5719
Scientific Name: Speyeria cybele
Family: Nymphalidae
Native Range: North America from California to North Carolina, including Pennsylvania
Size: Medium, 62 to 88 mm (2.4 to 3.5 in)
Active:
Color and Appearance:
Scientific Name: Pieris rapae
Family: Pieridae
Native Range: Europe and Asia, introduced into North America
Size: Small to Medium
Active:
Color and Appearance: White with black spots
Scientific Name: Papilio glaucus
Family: Papiliodnidae
Native Range:
Size: Large
Active:
Color and Appearance: Yellow and black
Scientific Name: Epargyreus clarus
Family: Hesperiidae
Native Range:
Size:
Active: Early spring – late fall*
Color and Appearance:
Scientific Name: Danaus plexippus
Family: Nymphalidae
Native Range:
Size: Medium, 10 – 15 mm (0.4 – 0.6 in)*
Active: Early spring – late fall*
Color and Appearance:
August 13, 2020: As I was starting dinner on August 5, I looked out the window and saw a monarch pausing to lay an egg on the leaf of our common milkweed. My camera did not get a very clear picture, but it is there. A week later the egg is gone, and there is some evidence of munching on neighboring leaves. I couldn’t find the caterpillar, but he or she may be hiding.
Scientific Name: Erynnis horatius
Family: Hesperiidae
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