Butterflies Flying in Alabama in March (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Alabama in March in our iNaturalist sample; 7 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 March

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail635 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing136 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail129 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak118 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper112 obs.

Falcate Orangetip102 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail82 obs.

Pearl Crescent66 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue58 obs.

Common Buckeye50 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail48 obs.

Carolina Satyr43 obs.

All butterflies flying in Alabama in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	635	Aug (rising)
2	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	136	Mar (peak)
3	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	129	Apr (rising)
4	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	118	Sep (rising)
5	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	112	Aug (rising)
6	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	102	Mar (peak)
7	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	82	Sep (rising)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Sep (rising)
9	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	58	Sep (rising)
10	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Sep (rising)
11	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	48	Sep (rising)
12	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Aug (rising)
13	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Sep (rising)
14	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	40	Aug (rising)
15	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	38	Aug (rising)
16	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Oct (rising)
17	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	May (rising)
18	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	Sep (rising)
19	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Sep (rising)
20	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	31	Sep (rising)
21	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Jun (rising)
22	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	30	Mar (peak)
23	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	29	Mar (peak)
24	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	24	Aug (rising)
25	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	24	Aug (rising)
26	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	23	May (rising)
27	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	Mar (peak)
28	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Sep (rising)
29	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Sep (rising)
30	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	20	Aug (rising)
31	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Apr (rising)
32	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Mar (peak)
33	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Sep (rising)
34	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	May (rising)
35	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Sep (rising)
36	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Sep (rising)
37	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	8	Aug (rising)
38	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	8	Oct (rising)
39	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Jul (rising)
40	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	6	Oct (rising)
41	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Mar (peak)
42	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)
43	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)
44	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	5	Oct (rising)
45	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Aug (rising)
46	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Sep (rising)
47	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Oct (rising)
48	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Sep (rising)
49	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	4	Aug (rising)
50	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Aug (rising)