Viceroy

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Occurrence	Statewide - resident
Abundance	Fairly common
Flight Period	Mid-May to mid-October
Notes	Commonly takes up territory and flies out at passing butterflies
Overwintering	Larva
More info	Massachusetts Butterfly Atlas Website
More info	Butterflies of Massachusetts Website

Viceroy

Photo by Fred Goodwin - 9/12/2002
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

Viceroy

Photo by Fred Goodwin - 8/6/2002
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

Viceroy

Photo by Fred Goodwin - 8/31/2002
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

Viceroy

Photo by Tom Whelan - 2002

Viceroy

Photo by Tom Whelan - 8/17/2006

Viceroy

Photo by Frank Model - 6/7/2005
Norwottuck Rail Trail, Amherst

Viceroy

Photo by Frank Model - 9/4/2005
Quabbin Reservoir, New Salem

Viceroy

Photo by Frank Model - 2004
Northampton Community Gardens