Butterflies Flying in Arkansas in March (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arkansas in March 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 March

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail310 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing293 obs.

Falcate Orangetip156 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail156 obs.

Goatweed Leafwing121 obs.

Spring Azure111 obs.

Red Admiral90 obs.

Pearl Crescent76 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue71 obs.

Question Mark67 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak65 obs.

Orange Sulphur60 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arkansas in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	310	Aug (rising)
2	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	293	Mar (peak)
3	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	156	Mar (peak)
4	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	156	Apr (rising)
5	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	121	Apr (rising)
6	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	111	Mar (peak)
7	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Jul (rising)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Jun (rising)
9	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	71	Jun (rising)
10	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	May (rising)
11	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	65	Sep (rising)
12	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	60	Oct (rising)
13	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	59	Aug (rising)
14	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	Mar (peak)
15	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	52	Apr (rising)
16	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Sep (rising)
17	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	May (rising)
18	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Apr (rising)
19	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Jun (rising)
20	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	25	Mar (peak)
21	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Aug (rising)
22	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	Mar (peak)
23	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Jul (rising)
24	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	13	Aug (rising)
25	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Mar (peak)
26	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Apr (rising)
27	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Jun (rising)
28	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	11	Oct (rising)
29	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	10	Aug (rising)
30	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Mar (peak)
31	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	10	Aug (rising)
32	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	7	Jun (rising)
33	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Jul (rising)
34	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Apr (rising)
35	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Jul (rising)
36	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	7	Aug (rising)
37	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jun (rising)
38	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Aug (rising)
39	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)
40	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Sep (rising)
41	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	May (rising)
42	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Oct (rising)
43	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Mar (peak)
44	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (rising)
45	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Aug (rising)
46	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Aug (rising)
47	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Oct (rising)
48	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
49	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	May (rising)
50	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Oct (rising)