Butterflies Flying in Alabama in September (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Alabama in September in our iNaturalist sample; 25 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 September

Gulf Fritillary3,106 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur1,295 obs.

Common Buckeye1,020 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail971 obs.

Monarch562 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper546 obs.

Hackberry Emperor533 obs.

Fiery Skipper500 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak485 obs.

Sleepy Orange475 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail431 obs.

Clouded Skipper389 obs.

All butterflies flying in Alabama in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,106	Sep (peak)
2	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,295	Sep (peak)
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,020	Sep (peak)
4	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	971	Aug (past peak)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	562	Oct (rising)
6	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	546	Oct (rising)
7	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	533	Sep (peak)
8	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	500	Aug (past peak)
9	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	485	Sep (peak)
10	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	475	Aug (past peak)
11	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	431	Sep (peak)
12	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	389	Oct (rising)
13	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	388	Sep (peak)
14	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	365	Sep (peak)
15	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	336	Aug (past peak)
16	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	260	Sep (peak)
17	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	230	Aug (past peak)
18	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	210	Sep (peak)
19	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	195	Sep (peak)
20	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	190	Oct (rising)
21	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	187	Aug (past peak)
22	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	173	Sep (peak)
23	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	167	Sep (peak)
24	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	151	Sep (peak)
25	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	145	Sep (peak)
26	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	133	Sep (peak)
27	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	127	Sep (peak)
28	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	109	Sep (peak)
29	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	98	Aug (past peak)
30	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Aug (past peak)
31	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	79	Aug (past peak)
32	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	69	Oct (rising)
33	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	Sep (peak)
34	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	57	Aug (past peak)
35	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	May (past peak)
36	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	52	Aug (past peak)
37	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	50	Sep (peak)
38	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Jun (past peak)
39	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	45	Sep (peak)
40	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Sep (peak)
41	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Aug (past peak)
42	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	32	May (past peak)
43	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Sep (peak)
44	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	30	Jun (past peak)
45	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	26	Apr (past peak)
46	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Sep (peak)
47	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	May (past peak)
48	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	18	Aug (past peak)
49	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	18	Oct (rising)
50	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	16	Sep (peak)