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Variegated Fritillary Butterfly

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

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Larval Host Plant: Passionflower

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Eastern-Tailed Blue Butterfly

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)

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Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth

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*

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*From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthosia_hibisci

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Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth

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*

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*Information from Bug Guide.net https://bugguide.net/node/view/5719

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Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly

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)

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White Cabbage Butterfly

Scientific Name: Pieris rapae 

Family: Pieridae

Native Range: Europe and Asia, introduced into North America

Size: Small to Medium

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Color and Appearance: White with black spots

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Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Scientific Name: Papilio glaucus

Family: Papiliodnidae

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Size: Large

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Color and Appearance: Yellow and black

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Silver Spotted Skipper Butterfly

Scientific Name: Epargyreus clarus

Family: Hesperiidae

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Active: Early spring – late fall*

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Monarch Butterfly

Scientific Name: Danaus plexippus

Family: Nymphalidae

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Size: Medium, 10 – 15 mm (0.4 – 0.6 in)*

Active: Early spring – late fall*

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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.

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Horace’s Duskywing Butterfly

Scientific Name: Erynnis horatius

Family: Hesperiidae

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