Butterflies Flying in Alabama in November (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Alabama in November in our iNaturalist sample; 1 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 November

Gulf Fritillary464 obs.

Common Buckeye230 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur190 obs.

Monarch169 obs.

Fiery Skipper149 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper146 obs.

Sleepy Orange67 obs.

Little Yellow50 obs.

Clouded Skipper44 obs.

Ocola Skipper43 obs.

Pearl Crescent36 obs.

Variegated Fritillary36 obs.

All butterflies flying in Alabama in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	464	Sep (past peak)
2	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	230	Sep (past peak)
3	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	190	Sep (past peak)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	169	Oct (past peak)
5	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	149	Aug (past peak)
6	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	146	Oct (past peak)
7	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	67	Aug (past peak)
8	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	50	Sep (past peak)
9	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	44	Oct (past peak)
10	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	43	Oct (past peak)
11	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Sep (past peak)
12	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Sep (past peak)
13	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	34	Oct (past peak)
14	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	May (past peak)
15	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Aug (past peak)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Sep (past peak)
17	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Sep (past peak)
18	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	22	Oct (past peak)
19	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	May (past peak)
20	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Aug (past peak)
21	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	12	Aug (past peak)
22	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Sep (past peak)
23	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Oct (past peak)
24	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Oct (past peak)
25	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Nov (peak)
26	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	10	Sep (past peak)
27	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Sep (past peak)
28	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jun (past peak)
29	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	9	Aug (past peak)
30	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	7	Sep (past peak)
31	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Sep (past peak)
32	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	7	Aug (past peak)
33	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	7	Sep (past peak)
34	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Oct (past peak)
35	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Jul (past peak)
36	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Jun (past peak)
37	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (past peak)
38	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Sep (past peak)
39	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Oct (past peak)
40	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Sep (past peak)
41	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Aug (past peak)
42	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	4	Aug (past peak)
43	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (past peak)
44	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	4	Aug (past peak)
45	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (past peak)
46	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (past peak)
47	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Apr (past peak)
48	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Sep (past peak)
49	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
50	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	2	Jul (past peak)