Identification: Females are larger than males. Upperside of male ranges from yellow to orange, female is usually yellow. Both sexes have red patches of varying sizes on the hindwings. Postmedian line on forewing is distinct and almost straight. Females have varying amounts of dark specks which are often gathered in the forewing cell and appear as a dark spot; males usually have no speckling.
Wing Span: 2 1/16 - 2 15/16 inches (5.3 - 7.5 cm).
Life History: Adults emerge in the late afternoon and mate late that evening and into the next morning. After dusk, females begin laying eggs singly or in pairs on leaves of the host plants. Caterpillars of the summer brood pupate and overwinter in shallow underground chambers.
Flight: June - August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) and Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Deciduous woodland.
Record # | Date | Locale | State | Lat/Lon | Collected By | Count |
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289205 | 2021-06-12 | Hitchcock Nature Center | Iowa | 41.413271 -95.859037 | Loren & Babs Padelford | 1 |
279092 | 2020-07-19 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.012091 -93.613772 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
279091 | 2020-06-08 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.012091 -93.613772 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
243210 | 2019-08-24 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
243209 | 2019-08-19 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
243208 | 2019-08-17 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 4 |
243207 | 2019-08-16 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 6 |
243206 | 2019-08-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
243205 | 2019-07-14 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
243204 | 2019-07-12 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
243203 | 2019-06-30 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
243202 | 2019-06-29 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
243201 | 2019-06-28 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
243200 | 2019-06-27 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
243199 | 2019-06-26 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
243198 | 2019-06-04 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
226609 | 2018-06-06 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
200437 | 2017-07-29 | Hitchcock Nature Center | Iowa | 41.41733 -95.85388 | Loren & Babs Padelford | 1 |
181897 | 2016-08-25 | Burlington | Iowa | 40.792831 -91.096827 | David Berry | 1 |
177126 | 2016-08-21 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
181967 | 2016-08-12 | I-80 Rest Stop near Adair | Iowa | 41.497 -94.572 | Mark Brown | 1 |
178589 | 2016-08-08 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
178588 | 2016-08-07 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
178587 | 2016-08-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
178586 | 2016-07-25 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
178585 | 2016-07-22 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
178584 | 2016-07-20 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
178583 | 2016-07-07 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
178582 | 2016-07-06 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203817 | 2011-08-20 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 5 |
203816 | 2011-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203815 | 2011-06-17 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203814 | 2010-08-04 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125035 | 2008-07-22 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203813 | 2008-07-22 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125034 | 2008-06-14 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 3 |
203812 | 2008-06-14 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 3 |
46580 | 2008-06-09 | Redfield | Iowa | 41.59 -94.19528 | Hope Dudley | 1 |
203811 | 2007-08-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
125033 | 2007-08-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
203810 | 2007-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
125032 | 2007-07-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
125031 | 2007-06-11 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203809 | 2007-06-11 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203808 | 2006-08-24 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 4 |
125030 | 2006-08-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 4 |
203807 | 2006-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 3 |
125029 | 2006-07-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 3 |
125028 | 2006-06-07 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
203806 | 2006-06-07 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
71482 | 2006-05-25 | Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge | Iowa | 41.57639 -93.265 | Keith Summerville | 1 |
137984 | 2005-08-18 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203805 | 2005-08-18 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
125027 | 2005-08-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
125026 | 2005-07-09 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203804 | 2005-07-09 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
46578 | 2005-06-01 | Fire Station No 3, Ames | Iowa | 42.00117 -93.6093 | Jeff Westphal | 1 |
46579 | 2005-06-01 | Fire Station No 3, Ames | Iowa | 42.00117 -93.6093 | Jeff Westphal | 1 |
71481 | 2005-05-25 | Big Creek State Park | Iowa | 41.807055 -93.745185 | Keith Summerville | 1 |
125025 | 2004-09-02 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203803 | 2004-09-02 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
46575 | 2004-08-22 | Shimek State Forest, Farmington Unit | Iowa | 40.64802 -91.7254 | Doug Veal | 1 |
203802 | 2004-08-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
125024 | 2004-08-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
125023 | 2004-07-11 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203801 | 2004-07-11 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
71483 | 2004-05-25 | Big Creek State Park | Iowa | 41.81167 -93.75333 | Keith Summerville | 1 |
137982 | 2003-08-13 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203800 | 2003-08-13 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
46576 | 2003-08-02 | Shimek State Forest, Farmington Unit | Iowa | 40.64802 -91.7254 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
46577 | 2003-08-02 | Shimek State Forest, Farmington Unit | Iowa | 40.64802 -91.7254 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
125021 | 2003-07-06 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 3 |
203799 | 2003-07-06 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 3 |
125020 | 2002-08-16 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203798 | 2002-08-16 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203797 | 2002-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
125019 | 2002-06-06 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203796 | 2002-06-06 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203795 | 2001-08-19 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 4 |
137995 | 2001-08-06 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125018 | 2001-08-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 4 |
137983 | 2001-06-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125015 | 2001-06-09 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203794 | 2001-06-09 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
137996 | 1999-07-31 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
137997 | 1999-07-25 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125017 | 1999-06-26 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
137981 | 1999-06-26 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
203793 | 1999-06-26 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125013 | 1999-06-22 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
144541 | 1990-08-17 | Osage Beach | Missouri | 38.14967 -92.619757 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
46556 | 1988-07-12 | Center Point | Iowa | 42.194989 -91.779262 | Dennis Schlicht | 1 |