Butterflies Flying in Florida in December (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in December in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 December

Monarch1,360 obs.

White Peacock1,202 obs.

Gulf Fritillary1,158 obs.

Atala652 obs.

Zebra Longwing639 obs.

Barred Yellow595 obs.

Ceraunus Blue517 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper424 obs.

Queen363 obs.

Dorantes Longtail350 obs.

Common Buckeye344 obs.

Julia Heliconian294 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in December

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,360	Apr (past peak)
2	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,202	Oct (past peak)
3	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,158	Oct (past peak)
4	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	652	Jul (past peak)
5	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	639	Apr (past peak)
6	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	595	Nov (past peak)
7	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	517	Sep (past peak)
8	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	424	Oct (past peak)
9	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	363	Sep (past peak)
10	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	350	Nov (past peak)
11	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	344	Oct (past peak)
12	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	294	Apr (past peak)
13	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	273	Apr (past peak)
14	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	248	Apr (past peak)
15	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	231	Sep (past peak)
16	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	229	Apr (past peak)
17	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	227	Apr (past peak)
18	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	225	Sep (past peak)
19	West Indian Mangrove Buckeye	Junonia neildi	Brush-footed Butterflies	215	Mar (past peak)
20	Three-spotted Skipper	Cymaenes tripunctus	Skippers	164	Sep (past peak)
21	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	151	Apr (past peak)
22	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	143	Apr (past peak)
23	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	143	Oct (past peak)
24	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	135	Sep (past peak)
25	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	133	Sep (past peak)
26	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	105	Apr (past peak)
27	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	104	Mar (past peak)
28	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	99	Oct (past peak)
29	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	97	May (past peak)
30	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	80	Sep (past peak)
31	Polydamas Swallowtail	Battus polydamas	Swallowtails and Parnassians	65	Jul (past peak)
32	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	64	Jul (past peak)
33	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	63	Apr (past peak)
34	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	63	Sep (past peak)
35	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	60	May (past peak)
36	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	57	Sep (past peak)
37	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	56	Jul (past peak)
38	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	53	Apr (past peak)
39	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	41	Jul (past peak)
40	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	37	Aug (past peak)
41	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	Apr (past peak)
42	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	Jun (past peak)
43	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	29	Mar (past peak)
44	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	25	Sep (past peak)
45	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	22	Sep (past peak)
46	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	May (past peak)
47	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Oct (past peak)
48	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	19	Sep (past peak)
49	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	18	Oct (past peak)
50	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	17	Jul (past peak)