Butterflies Flying in Arkansas in November (51 Species)

51 butterflies were recorded flying in Arkansas in November in our iNaturalist sample; 3 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 November

Common Buckeye145 obs.

Fiery Skipper119 obs.

Gulf Fritillary118 obs.

Orange Sulphur92 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper90 obs.

Clouded Skipper84 obs.

Monarch81 obs.

Variegated Fritillary75 obs.

Huron Skipper74 obs.

Painted Lady70 obs.

Dainty Sulphur54 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur52 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arkansas in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	145	Aug (past peak)
2	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	119	Aug (past peak)
3	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	118	Oct (past peak)
4	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	92	Oct (past peak)
5	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	90	Oct (past peak)
6	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	84	Oct (past peak)
7	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	81	Sep (past peak)
8	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	75	Aug (past peak)
9	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	74	Oct (past peak)
10	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	Sep (past peak)
11	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Oct (past peak)
12	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	52	Aug (past peak)
13	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Jun (past peak)
14	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Jun (past peak)
15	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	May (past peak)
16	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	28	Aug (past peak)
17	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	26	Jul (past peak)
18	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Apr (past peak)
19	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	16	Oct (past peak)
20	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	14	Oct (past peak)
21	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Mar (past peak)
22	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Oct (past peak)
23	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Sep (past peak)
24	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jun (past peak)
25	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Sep (past peak)
26	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Nov (peak)
27	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Jul (past peak)
28	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Mar (past peak)
29	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Aug (past peak)
30	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Sep (past peak)
31	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Nov (peak)
32	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jul (past peak)
33	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Aug (past peak)
34	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Aug (past peak)
35	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (past peak)
36	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (past peak)
37	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Apr (past peak)
38	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	3	Aug (past peak)
39	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	2	Oct (past peak)
40	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Apr (past peak)
41	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	May (past peak)
42	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	1	Jul (past peak)
43	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Aug (past peak)
44	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Oct (past peak)
45	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
46	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
47	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	1	Jul (past peak)
48	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	May (past peak)
49	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Apr (past peak)
50	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Nov (peak)