Butterfly Identification Guide

Butterflies
of
Bondsville Mill Park

A guide to the various butterfly species
found at Bondsville Mill Park & Gardens

Bondsville Mill Park & Gardens

The Bondsville Mill Park is a 47 acre parcel that is being transformed into a space for passive recreation, preserving nature, and a historic site. For more than 100 years, from about 1841 to 1950, Bondsville Mill played an important role in American history. In its infancy, it was a center of industry for the region. Mills were located all along the Beaver Creek, in West Brandywine and Caln townships.

Bondsville Mill Park

Monarch

Danaus plexippus
WS: 3.5 – 4 inches
F: May – September

These butterflies are one of the most recognized in North America. They are known for their incredible migration from Canada to Mexico. They feed only on milkweed. Without milkweed Monarchs would not be able to produce the successive generations that culminate in the migration each fall.

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Papilio glaucus
WS: 3 – 5.5 inches
F: May to September

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes
WS: 3.5 – 4.5 inches
F: April to October

Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio Troilus
WS: 3 – 4 inches
F: April to October

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia
WS: 2 – 2.5 inches
F:May to October

Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui
WS: 1.5 – 2.7 inches
F: May to October

Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos
WS: 1.30- 1.8 inches
F: April to November

Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta
WS: 1.8 – 2.5
F: March to October

Question Mark, Polygonia interrogationis
WS: 1.8 – 3 inches
F: May to September

Mourning Cloak, Nymphalis antiopa
WS: 2.5 – 4 inches
F: Year around

Silver Spotted Skipper, Epargyreus clarus
WS: 1.8 – 2.4 inches
F: February to December

Question Mark, Polygonia interrogationis
WS: 2 - 3 inches
F: May to September

Grass Skipper, Atalopedes campestris
WS: 1.2 inches
F: May to November

Cabbage White, Pieris rapae
WS: 1.3 – 1.8 inches
F: February to December

Red Spotted Purple Admiral, Limenitis arthemis
WS: 3 – 3.5 inches
F: June to August

Giant Swallowtail, Papilio cresphontes
WS: 5 – 6.8 inches
F: May to September

Variegated Fritillary, Euptoieta claudiaWS:1.75 - 3.25 inches
F: Spring to Fall

Great Spangled Fritillary,Speyeria Cybele
WS: 2.5 – 4 inches
F: June to September

Silver Spotted Skipper, Epargyreus clarus
WS: 1.8 – 2.4 inches
F: February to December

Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae
WS: 2.5 – 3.2 inches
F: July to September

Grass Skipper, Atalopedes campestris
WS: 1.2 inches
F: May to November

Orange Sulphur, Colias eurytheme
WS: 2.5 – 3.3 inches
F: June to October

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~Notes ~

Photography by Daniel J. Tieri, Volunteer at Bondsville Mill Park

Sources include:
https://www.pennlive.com/wildaboutpa/2018/03/15_common_butterflies_of_penns.html
https://birdwatchinghq.com/butterflies-in-pennsylvania/
https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/wildflowers/pollinators
https://www.identicards.com/productcart/pc/Pennsylvania-Butterflies-Pollinators-Pocket-Guide-2141p193567.htm

For more information about Bondsville Mill Park please visit:
www.bondsvillemillpark.org

This page is intended to be used as a reference guide for visitors to the common butterfly species found at Bondsville Mill Park & Gardens. Along with color photographs taken at Bondsville Mill Park & Gardens, the common name, scientific name, wingspan, and time of year when each species is likely to be found are noted. Our hope is that you, the visitor, find this guide helpful in learning to identify and enjoy our local butterfly species.