Butterflies Flying in Alabama in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Alabama in April in our iNaturalist sample; 3 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in April

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail606 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper218 obs.

Carolina Satyr163 obs.

Monarch158 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail144 obs.

Pearl Crescent142 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail136 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail120 obs.

Common Buckeye116 obs.

American Lady112 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak100 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue92 obs.

All butterflies flying in Alabama in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	606	Aug (rising)
2	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	218	Aug (rising)
3	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	163	Aug (rising)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	158	Oct (rising)
5	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	144	Sep (rising)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	142	Sep (rising)
7	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	136	Apr (peak)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	120	Aug (rising)
9	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Sep (rising)
10	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	112	May (rising)
11	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	100	Sep (rising)
12	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	92	Sep (rising)
13	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	75	Aug (rising)
14	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	72	Jun (rising)
15	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	72	Aug (rising)
16	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	62	Mar (past peak)
17	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	56	Sep (rising)
18	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Sep (rising)
19	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Sep (rising)
20	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Sep (rising)
21	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	49	Sep (rising)
22	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	48	Sep (rising)
23	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	44	May (rising)
24	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Sep (rising)
25	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Sep (rising)
26	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Apr (peak)
27	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	May (rising)
28	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	27	Mar (past peak)
29	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Aug (rising)
30	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Sep (rising)
31	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	21	Aug (rising)
32	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Sep (rising)
33	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Sep (rising)
34	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	18	Aug (rising)
35	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	May (rising)
36	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Sep (rising)
37	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	15	Mar (past peak)
38	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	15	Jul (rising)
39	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Aug (rising)
40	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	12	Oct (rising)
41	Oak Hairstreak	Satyrium favonius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Apr (peak)
42	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Sep (rising)
43	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	May (rising)
44	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Mar (past peak)
45	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Jun (rising)
46	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Jun (rising)
47	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Sep (rising)
48	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	8	Mar (past peak)
49	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	8	Sep (rising)
50	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Sep (rising)