Butterflies Flying in Arkansas in September (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arkansas in September 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 September

Monarch1,169 obs.

Hackberry Emperor516 obs.

Common Buckeye443 obs.

Huron Skipper323 obs.

Painted Lady310 obs.

Pearl Crescent304 obs.

Fiery Skipper295 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail286 obs.

Clouded Skipper252 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail249 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail245 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue223 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arkansas in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,169	Sep (peak)
2	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	516	Sep (peak)
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	443	Aug (past peak)
4	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	323	Oct (rising)
5	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	310	Sep (peak)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	304	Jun (past peak)
7	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	295	Aug (past peak)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	286	Aug (past peak)
9	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	252	Oct (rising)
10	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	249	Aug (past peak)
11	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	245	Aug (past peak)
12	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	223	Jun (past peak)
13	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	222	Oct (rising)
14	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	212	Sep (peak)
15	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	203	May (past peak)
16	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	202	Aug (past peak)
17	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	200	Sep (peak)
18	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	195	Aug (past peak)
19	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	177	May (past peak)
20	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	142	Aug (past peak)
21	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	115	Jun (past peak)
22	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	114	Aug (past peak)
23	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	112	Sep (peak)
24	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	111	Oct (rising)
25	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	100	Aug (past peak)
26	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	89	Apr (past peak)
27	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	87	Jun (past peak)
28	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	Aug (past peak)
29	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Jun (past peak)
30	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Oct (rising)
31	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jul (past peak)
32	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	64	Aug (past peak)
33	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Jul (past peak)
34	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	62	Aug (past peak)
35	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	Apr (past peak)
36	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	55	Oct (rising)
37	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Mar (past peak)
38	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Apr (past peak)
39	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	47	Sep (peak)
40	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	42	Aug (past peak)
41	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	37	Oct (rising)
42	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	36	Aug (past peak)
43	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	34	Jul (past peak)
44	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	32	Oct (rising)
45	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	31	Jul (past peak)
46	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	29	Sep (peak)
47	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	28	Jun (past peak)
48	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	27	Aug (past peak)
49	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Jul (past peak)
50	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Jun (past peak)