Butterflies Flying in Florida in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in August 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.

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

Top butterflies in August

Gulf Fritillary2,501 obs.

White Peacock1,790 obs.

Monarch1,347 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail1,252 obs.

Zebra Longwing964 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail952 obs.

Horace's Duskywing854 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur801 obs.

Fiery Skipper713 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail678 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail656 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper635 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,501	Oct (rising)
2	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,790	Oct (rising)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,347	Apr (past peak)
4	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,252	Sep (rising)
5	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	964	Apr (past peak)
6	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	952	Sep (rising)
7	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	854	Apr (past peak)
8	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	801	Sep (rising)
9	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	713	Sep (rising)
10	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	678	Sep (rising)
11	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	656	Sep (rising)
12	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	635	Oct (rising)
13	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	615	Sep (rising)
14	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	606	Sep (rising)
15	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	565	Jul (past peak)
16	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	415	Nov (rising)
17	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	413	Aug (peak)
18	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	412	Jun (past peak)
19	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	406	Apr (past peak)
20	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	398	Mar (past peak)
21	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	392	Oct (rising)
22	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	358	Sep (rising)
23	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	351	Apr (past peak)
24	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	339	Sep (rising)
25	Three-spotted Skipper	Cymaenes tripunctus	Skippers	336	Sep (rising)
26	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	332	Sep (rising)
27	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	306	May (past peak)
28	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	290	Apr (past peak)
29	Polydamas Swallowtail	Battus polydamas	Swallowtails and Parnassians	249	Jul (past peak)
30	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	237	Jul (past peak)
31	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	235	Apr (past peak)
32	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	225	Apr (past peak)
33	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	224	May (past peak)
34	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	222	Sep (rising)
35	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	219	Apr (past peak)
36	West Indian Mangrove Buckeye	Junonia neildi	Brush-footed Butterflies	205	Mar (past peak)
37	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	204	Nov (rising)
38	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	203	Apr (past peak)
39	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	184	Oct (rising)
40	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	177	Apr (past peak)
41	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	166	Oct (rising)
42	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	152	Jul (past peak)
43	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	146	Mar (past peak)
44	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	145	Apr (past peak)
45	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	142	Aug (peak)
46	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	140	Jul (past peak)
47	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	139	Sep (rising)
48	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	129	Sep (rising)
49	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	119	Jul (past peak)
50	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Aug (peak)