Butterflies Flying in Alabama in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Alabama in August in our iNaturalist sample; 16 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 August

Gulf Fritillary2,023 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,381 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur925 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper629 obs.

Common Buckeye522 obs.

Fiery Skipper505 obs.

Sleepy Orange499 obs.

Hackberry Emperor493 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail458 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail341 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper329 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak274 obs.

All butterflies flying in Alabama in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,023	Sep (rising)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,381	Aug (peak)
3	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	925	Sep (rising)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	629	Aug (peak)
5	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	522	Sep (rising)
6	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	505	Aug (peak)
7	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	499	Aug (peak)
8	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	493	Sep (rising)
9	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	458	Aug (peak)
10	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	341	Sep (rising)
11	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	329	Oct (rising)
12	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	274	Sep (rising)
13	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	268	Oct (rising)
14	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	243	Sep (rising)
15	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	234	Oct (rising)
16	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	206	Aug (peak)
17	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	198	Sep (rising)
18	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	175	Aug (peak)
19	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	158	Sep (rising)
20	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	147	Aug (peak)
21	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	142	Sep (rising)
22	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	138	Aug (peak)
23	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	135	Sep (rising)
24	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	124	Sep (rising)
25	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	113	Aug (peak)
26	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	110	Aug (peak)
27	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	101	Sep (rising)
28	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	95	Sep (rising)
29	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Jun (past peak)
30	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Sep (rising)
31	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	Sep (rising)
32	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	63	Sep (rising)
33	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	63	Jul (past peak)
34	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	60	Oct (rising)
35	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	58	Sep (rising)
36	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Aug (peak)
37	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	51	Apr (past peak)
38	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	49	May (past peak)
39	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	May (past peak)
40	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	44	Oct (rising)
41	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	41	Aug (peak)
42	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	37	Jun (past peak)
43	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	32	Sep (rising)
44	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	29	Sep (rising)
45	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	25	Jul (past peak)
46	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Sep (rising)
47	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	May (past peak)
48	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	21	Aug (peak)
49	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	20	Aug (peak)
50	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	20	Aug (peak)