Butterflies Flying in Florida in February (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in February 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 February

Monarch1,176 obs.

Gulf Fritillary1,075 obs.

White Peacock721 obs.

Zebra Longwing655 obs.

Atala620 obs.

Great Southern White404 obs.

Fiery Skipper372 obs.

Phaon Crescent328 obs.

Barred Yellow313 obs.

Julia Heliconian302 obs.

Common Buckeye287 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur258 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,176	Apr (rising)
2	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,075	Oct (rising)
3	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	721	Oct (rising)
4	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	655	Apr (rising)
5	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	620	Jul (rising)
6	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	404	Apr (rising)
7	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	372	Sep (rising)
8	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	328	Apr (rising)
9	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	313	Nov (rising)
10	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	302	Apr (rising)
11	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	287	Oct (rising)
12	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	258	Sep (rising)
13	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	249	Sep (rising)
14	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	248	Sep (rising)
15	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	244	Sep (rising)
16	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	227	Apr (rising)
17	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	224	Apr (rising)
18	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	200	Mar (rising)
19	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	198	Oct (rising)
20	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	183	Apr (rising)
21	West Indian Mangrove Buckeye	Junonia neildi	Brush-footed Butterflies	179	Mar (rising)
22	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	165	Apr (rising)
23	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	159	May (rising)
24	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	152	Apr (rising)
25	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	151	Apr (rising)
26	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	148	Apr (rising)
27	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	144	Sep (rising)
28	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	142	Mar (rising)
29	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	112	Apr (rising)
30	Three-spotted Skipper	Cymaenes tripunctus	Skippers	112	Sep (rising)
31	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	111	Sep (rising)
32	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	99	Sep (rising)
33	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	99	Nov (rising)
34	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	96	Sep (rising)
35	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	83	Apr (rising)
36	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	82	Sep (rising)
37	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	80	Mar (rising)
38	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	79	Jul (rising)
39	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	74	May (rising)
40	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	73	Sep (rising)
41	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	65	Oct (rising)
42	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	65	Sep (rising)
43	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	62	Oct (rising)
44	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	61	Sep (rising)
45	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	59	Jul (rising)
46	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	53	May (rising)
47	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	52	Oct (rising)
48	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Apr (rising)
49	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	49	Jul (rising)
50	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	48	Mar (rising)