39 butterflies were recorded flying in Alabama in February in our iNaturalist sample; 0 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top butterflies in February
Question Mark
American Snout
Cloudless Sulphur
Common Buckeye
Monarch
Spring Azure
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Falcate Orangetip
Mourning Cloak
Red-banded Hairstreak
Eastern Comma
Southern Pearly-eye
All butterflies flying in Alabama in February
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Question Mark | Polygonia interrogationis | Brush-footed Butterflies | 28 | Sep (rising) |
| 2 | American Snout | Libytheana carinenta | Brush-footed Butterflies | 20 | Jun (rising) |
| 3 | Cloudless Sulphur | Phoebis sennae | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 18 | Sep (rising) |
| 4 | Common Buckeye | Junonia coenia | Brush-footed Butterflies | 17 | Sep (rising) |
| 5 | Monarch | Danaus plexippus | Brush-footed Butterflies | 15 | Oct (rising) |
| 6 | Spring Azure | Celastrina ladon | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 12 | Mar (rising) |
| 7 | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 12 | Aug (rising) |
| 8 | Falcate Orangetip | Anthocharis midea | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 12 | Mar (rising) |
| 9 | Mourning Cloak | Nymphalis antiopa | Brush-footed Butterflies | 10 | May (rising) |
| 10 | Red-banded Hairstreak | Calycopis cecrops | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 9 | Sep (rising) |
| 11 | Eastern Comma | Polygonia comma | Brush-footed Butterflies | 8 | Sep (rising) |
| 12 | Southern Pearly-eye | Lethe portlandia | Brush-footed Butterflies | 8 | Sep (rising) |
| 13 | American Lady | Vanessa virginiensis | Brush-footed Butterflies | 7 | May (rising) |
| 14 | Sleepy Orange | Eurema nicippe | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 7 | Aug (rising) |
| 15 | Zebra Swallowtail | Eurytides marcellus | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 6 | Apr (rising) |
| 16 | Fiery Skipper | Hylephila phyleus | Skippers | 5 | Aug (rising) |
| 17 | Eastern Gemmed-Satyr | Cyllopsis gemma | Brush-footed Butterflies | 5 | Sep (rising) |
| 18 | Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta | Brush-footed Butterflies | 4 | Aug (rising) |
| 19 | Small White | Pieris rapae | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 4 | May (rising) |
| 20 | Carolina Satyr | Hermeuptychia sosybius | Brush-footed Butterflies | 4 | Aug (rising) |
| 21 | Gulf Fritillary | Dione vanillae | Brush-footed Butterflies | 3 | Sep (rising) |
| 22 | Pearl Crescent | Phyciodes tharos | Brush-footed Butterflies | 3 | Sep (rising) |
| 23 | Juvenal's Duskywing | Erynnis juvenalis | Skippers | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 24 | Spicebush Swallowtail | Papilio troilus | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 3 | Aug (rising) |
| 25 | Checkered White | Pontia protodice | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 3 | Jun (rising) |
| 26 | Gray Hairstreak | Strymon melinus | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 2 | Sep (rising) |
| 27 | Phaon Crescent | Phyciodes phaon | Brush-footed Butterflies | 2 | Oct (rising) |
| 28 | Tropical Checkered-Skipper | Burnsius oileus | Skippers | 2 | Oct (rising) |
| 29 | Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui | Brush-footed Butterflies | 1 | Sep (rising) |
| 30 | Pipevine Swallowtail | Battus philenor | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 1 | Sep (rising) |
| 31 | Horace's Duskywing | Erynnis horatius | Skippers | 1 | Aug (rising) |
| 32 | Black Swallowtail | Papilio polyxenes | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 1 | Aug (rising) |
| 33 | Orange Sulphur | Colias eurytheme | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 1 | Jul (rising) |
| 34 | Great Purple Hairstreak | Atlides halesus | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 1 | Sep (rising) |
| 35 | Red-spotted Admiral | Limenitis arthemis | Brush-footed Butterflies | 1 | Sep (rising) |
| 36 | Long-tailed Skipper | Urbanus proteus | Skippers | 1 | Oct (rising) |
| 37 | Summer Azure | Celastrina neglecta | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 38 | Clouded Skipper | Lerema accius | Skippers | 1 | Oct (rising) |
| 39 | Zarucco Duskywing | Erynnis zarucco | Skippers | 1 | Aug (rising) |