Butterflies Flying in Arkansas in May (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arkansas in May in our iNaturalist sample; 8 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 May

Great Spangled Fritillary513 obs.

Diana Fritillary464 obs.

Monarch384 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue295 obs.

American Lady288 obs.

Common Buckeye283 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail268 obs.

Hackberry Emperor257 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail242 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail224 obs.

Question Mark218 obs.

Little Wood Satyr185 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arkansas in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	513	May (peak)
2	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	464	Jun (rising)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	384	Sep (rising)
4	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	295	Jun (rising)
5	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	288	Jun (rising)
6	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	283	Aug (rising)
7	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	268	Aug (rising)
8	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	257	Sep (rising)
9	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	242	Aug (rising)
10	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	224	Apr (past peak)
11	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	218	May (peak)
12	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	185	May (peak)
13	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	180	Aug (rising)
14	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	159	Jul (rising)
15	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	153	Jun (rising)
16	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	140	Aug (rising)
17	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	136	Oct (rising)
18	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	119	May (peak)
19	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	119	Aug (rising)
20	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	111	Jun (rising)
21	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	102	Jun (rising)
22	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	101	Jul (rising)
23	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	84	Jul (rising)
24	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	Aug (rising)
25	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	Apr (past peak)
26	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	73	Aug (rising)
27	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	63	Aug (rising)
28	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	60	May (peak)
29	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	55	May (peak)
30	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Mar (past peak)
31	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	54	Aug (rising)
32	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Apr (past peak)
33	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	47	Jun (rising)
34	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	43	May (peak)
35	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	34	Aug (rising)
36	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Sep (rising)
37	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	Jul (rising)
38	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	28	Oct (rising)
39	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	27	Sep (rising)
40	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Jul (rising)
41	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	May (peak)
42	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	25	Oct (rising)
43	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	21	Jun (rising)
44	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Sep (rising)
45	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	20	Aug (rising)
46	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Jul (rising)
47	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	19	Aug (rising)
48	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	18	Aug (rising)
49	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	18	Sep (rising)
50	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	17	Aug (rising)