Butterflies Flying in Florida in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in April in our iNaturalist sample; 19 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in April

Gulf Fritillary3,025 obs.

Monarch3,000 obs.

White Peacock1,671 obs.

Horace's Duskywing1,534 obs.

Zebra Longwing1,457 obs.

Great Southern White1,193 obs.

Common Buckeye1,166 obs.

Phaon Crescent841 obs.

Fiery Skipper800 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail758 obs.

Dainty Sulphur713 obs.

Ceraunus Blue650 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,025	Oct (rising)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,000	Apr (peak)
3	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,671	Oct (rising)
4	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1,534	Apr (peak)
5	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,457	Apr (peak)
6	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,193	Apr (peak)
7	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,166	Oct (rising)
8	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	841	Apr (peak)
9	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	800	Sep (rising)
10	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	758	Sep (rising)
11	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	713	Apr (peak)
12	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	650	Sep (rising)
13	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	608	Apr (peak)
14	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	606	Apr (peak)
15	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	605	Apr (peak)
16	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	572	Apr (peak)
17	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	557	Sep (rising)
18	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	526	Mar (past peak)
19	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	504	Jul (rising)
20	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	485	Apr (peak)
21	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	464	Sep (rising)
22	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	454	Apr (peak)
23	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	443	Sep (rising)
24	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	442	Apr (peak)
25	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	440	Sep (rising)
26	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	421	Apr (peak)
27	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	336	Sep (rising)
28	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	321	Sep (rising)
29	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	311	May (rising)
30	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	309	Apr (peak)
31	Oak Hairstreak	Satyrium favonius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	301	Apr (peak)
32	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	295	Sep (rising)
33	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	288	May (rising)
34	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	282	Mar (past peak)
35	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	276	Mar (past peak)
36	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	250	Apr (peak)
37	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	226	May (rising)
38	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	226	Sep (rising)
39	Polydamas Swallowtail	Battus polydamas	Swallowtails and Parnassians	218	Jul (rising)
40	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	212	Jun (rising)
41	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	206	Apr (peak)
42	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	205	Apr (peak)
43	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	200	Mar (past peak)
44	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	196	May (rising)
45	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	193	Nov (rising)
46	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	181	Sep (rising)
47	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	165	May (rising)
48	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	162	Oct (rising)
49	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	157	Sep (rising)
50	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	139	Oct (rising)