Butterflies Flying in Arkansas in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arkansas in July in our iNaturalist sample; 9 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 July

Spicebush Swallowtail575 obs.

Common Buckeye426 obs.

Hackberry Emperor385 obs.

Fiery Skipper384 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail353 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail337 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper324 obs.

Pearl Crescent254 obs.

Silvery Checkerspot249 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue236 obs.

Huron Skipper236 obs.

Variegated Fritillary218 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arkansas in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	575	Aug (rising)
2	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	426	Aug (rising)
3	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	385	Sep (rising)
4	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	384	Aug (rising)
5	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	353	Aug (rising)
6	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	337	Aug (rising)
7	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	324	Aug (rising)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	254	Jun (past peak)
9	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	249	Jul (peak)
10	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	236	Jun (past peak)
11	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	236	Oct (rising)
12	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	218	Aug (rising)
13	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	212	Sep (rising)
14	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	189	May (past peak)
15	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	186	Jun (past peak)
16	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	164	Jun (past peak)
17	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	153	Jul (peak)
18	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	143	May (past peak)
19	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	125	Jun (past peak)
20	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	107	Jul (peak)
21	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	92	Apr (past peak)
22	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	91	Jun (past peak)
23	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	85	Jul (peak)
24	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Jul (peak)
25	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	79	Aug (rising)
26	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	78	Sep (rising)
27	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	76	Aug (rising)
28	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	74	Oct (rising)
29	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Apr (past peak)
30	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	Jun (past peak)
31	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	67	Aug (rising)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Sep (rising)
33	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	66	Sep (rising)
34	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	64	Oct (rising)
35	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	63	Aug (rising)
36	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	56	Jul (peak)
37	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Jun (past peak)
38	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Sep (rising)
39	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	53	Aug (rising)
40	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	50	Jul (peak)
41	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	49	Oct (rising)
42	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Aug (rising)
43	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	May (past peak)
44	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	39	Aug (rising)
45	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	39	Apr (past peak)
46	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Oct (rising)
47	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	33	Jul (peak)
48	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	32	May (past peak)
49	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	31	Jul (peak)
50	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	29	Aug (rising)