Butterflies Flying in Arkansas in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arkansas in April 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

Top butterflies in April

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail622 obs.

Monarch429 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail311 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue289 obs.

Pearl Crescent278 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail247 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing213 obs.

Goatweed Leafwing174 obs.

American Lady159 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail154 obs.

Common Buckeye149 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak143 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arkansas in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	622	Aug (rising)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	429	Sep (rising)
3	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	311	Apr (peak)
4	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	289	Jun (rising)
5	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	278	Jun (rising)
6	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	247	Aug (rising)
7	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	213	Mar (past peak)
8	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	174	Apr (peak)
9	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	159	Jun (rising)
10	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	154	Aug (rising)
11	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	149	Aug (rising)
12	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	143	Sep (rising)
13	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	142	Apr (peak)
14	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	140	Jul (rising)
15	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	113	Aug (rising)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	112	May (rising)
17	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	80	Aug (rising)
18	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	79	Apr (peak)
19	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	75	Oct (rising)
20	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	61	Aug (rising)
21	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	59	Apr (peak)
22	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	59	Aug (rising)
23	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	May (rising)
24	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Mar (past peak)
25	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Jul (rising)
26	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	40	Jun (rising)
27	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	May (rising)
28	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Jul (rising)
29	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	40	Apr (peak)
30	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	39	May (rising)
31	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	38	Mar (past peak)
32	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Sep (rising)
33	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Jun (rising)
34	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Sep (rising)
35	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	32	Jul (rising)
36	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	26	Mar (past peak)
37	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	23	Mar (past peak)
38	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	May (rising)
39	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Apr (peak)
40	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	18	Oct (rising)
41	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	18	Oct (rising)
42	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	17	Oct (rising)
43	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	17	Jul (rising)
44	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	14	Jun (rising)
45	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	14	Aug (rising)
46	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	14	Jul (rising)
47	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Sep (rising)
48	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	Mar (past peak)
49	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	May (rising)
50	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Jul (rising)