Butterflies Flying in Alabama in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Alabama in July 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 July

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail775 obs.

Gulf Fritillary654 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper604 obs.

Fiery Skipper441 obs.

Hackberry Emperor421 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail353 obs.

Sleepy Orange258 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail251 obs.

Pearl Crescent242 obs.

Common Buckeye232 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur143 obs.

Variegated Fritillary139 obs.

All butterflies flying in Alabama in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	775	Aug (rising)
2	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	654	Sep (rising)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	604	Aug (rising)
4	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	441	Aug (rising)
5	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	421	Sep (rising)
6	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	353	Aug (rising)
7	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	258	Aug (rising)
8	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	251	Sep (rising)
9	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	242	Sep (rising)
10	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	232	Sep (rising)
11	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	143	Sep (rising)
12	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	139	Sep (rising)
13	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	136	Aug (rising)
14	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	135	Sep (rising)
15	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	135	Jul (peak)
16	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	117	Oct (rising)
17	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Jun (past peak)
18	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	115	Oct (rising)
19	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	108	Sep (rising)
20	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	108	Sep (rising)
21	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	106	Aug (rising)
22	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	101	May (past peak)
23	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Aug (rising)
24	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	90	Sep (rising)
25	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	85	Aug (rising)
26	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	83	Oct (rising)
27	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Sep (rising)
28	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	71	Sep (rising)
29	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	63	May (past peak)
30	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	63	Aug (rising)
31	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	61	Sep (rising)
32	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	57	Apr (past peak)
33	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	55	Sep (rising)
34	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Aug (rising)
35	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	50	Jul (peak)
36	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	44	Aug (rising)
37	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	42	Sep (rising)
38	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	37	Jul (peak)
39	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	35	Oct (rising)
40	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	May (past peak)
41	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Sep (rising)
42	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	27	Aug (rising)
43	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Sep (rising)
44	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	26	Jun (past peak)
45	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	24	Sep (rising)
46	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	21	Oct (rising)
47	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Sep (rising)
48	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Sep (rising)
49	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Sep (rising)
50	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	17	Aug (rising)