BOLO for (European) Small Tortoiseshell

[Rick Borchelt]

Tom Raub emailed me today with info that he had a Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) in his Strasburg PA garden on Saturday.  Has not been seen since. 

It's an absolutely pristine butterfly so unlikely a migrant or port stowaway (Strasburg is in the middle of PA near Hershey). 

This has also been a very good summer for the congener Peacock (Aglais io) in New England, especially VT. Related pheonomenon?

For sure be on the lookout for Small Tortoiseshell in MD's northern tier counties.