Butterflies Flying in Arkansas in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arkansas in August in our iNaturalist sample; 18 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 August

Monarch852 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail775 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail649 obs.

Hackberry Emperor462 obs.

Common Buckeye450 obs.

Fiery Skipper397 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper372 obs.

Huron Skipper355 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail351 obs.

Pearl Crescent287 obs.

Variegated Fritillary268 obs.

Clouded Skipper258 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arkansas in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	852	Sep (rising)
2	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	775	Aug (peak)
3	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	649	Aug (peak)
4	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	462	Sep (rising)
5	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	450	Aug (peak)
6	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	397	Aug (peak)
7	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	372	Aug (peak)
8	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	355	Oct (rising)
9	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	351	Aug (peak)
10	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	287	Jun (past peak)
11	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	268	Aug (peak)
12	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	258	Oct (rising)
13	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	224	Aug (peak)
14	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	179	May (past peak)
15	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	178	May (past peak)
16	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	147	Sep (rising)
17	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	145	Jun (past peak)
18	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	144	Sep (rising)
19	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	135	Jun (past peak)
20	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	134	Aug (peak)
21	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	123	Aug (peak)
22	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	119	Jul (past peak)
23	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Apr (past peak)
24	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	113	Sep (rising)
25	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	109	Jul (past peak)
26	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	106	Sep (rising)
27	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	105	Aug (peak)
28	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	98	Oct (rising)
29	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	98	Aug (peak)
30	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Aug (peak)
31	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Aug (peak)
32	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	85	Jun (past peak)
33	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	82	Jul (past peak)
34	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	75	Oct (rising)
35	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Jun (past peak)
36	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	68	Aug (peak)
37	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Jul (past peak)
38	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Jun (past peak)
39	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	57	Oct (rising)
40	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Jun (past peak)
41	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Apr (past peak)
42	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	52	Aug (peak)
43	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	49	Aug (peak)
44	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	39	Apr (past peak)
45	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	38	Jul (past peak)
46	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	36	Oct (rising)
47	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	36	Aug (peak)
48	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Oct (rising)
49	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	33	Apr (past peak)
50	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Jun (past peak)