Butterflies Flying in Florida in January (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in January 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 January

Monarch1,266 obs.

Gulf Fritillary1,054 obs.

White Peacock857 obs.

Atala757 obs.

Zebra Longwing717 obs.

Barred Yellow403 obs.

Ceraunus Blue400 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper367 obs.

Julia Heliconian363 obs.

Great Southern White326 obs.

Queen299 obs.

Common Buckeye251 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in January

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,266	Apr (rising)
2	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,054	Oct (rising)
3	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	857	Oct (rising)
4	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	757	Jul (rising)
5	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	717	Apr (rising)
6	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	403	Nov (rising)
7	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	400	Sep (rising)
8	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	367	Oct (rising)
9	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	363	Apr (rising)
10	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	326	Apr (rising)
11	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	299	Sep (rising)
12	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	251	Oct (rising)
13	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	244	Apr (rising)
14	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	230	Apr (rising)
15	West Indian Mangrove Buckeye	Junonia neildi	Brush-footed Butterflies	217	Mar (rising)
16	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	215	Sep (rising)
17	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	210	Nov (rising)
18	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	200	Sep (rising)
19	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	181	Apr (rising)
20	Three-spotted Skipper	Cymaenes tripunctus	Skippers	162	Sep (rising)
21	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	148	Apr (rising)
22	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	145	Sep (rising)
23	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	137	Apr (rising)
24	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	129	Sep (rising)
25	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	114	Oct (rising)
26	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	97	Apr (rising)
27	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	89	Apr (rising)
28	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	87	Sep (rising)
29	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	77	Jul (rising)
30	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	77	May (rising)
31	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Apr (rising)
32	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	76	May (rising)
33	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Mar (rising)
34	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Sep (rising)
35	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	57	Oct (rising)
36	Polydamas Swallowtail	Battus polydamas	Swallowtails and Parnassians	55	Jul (rising)
37	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	50	Jul (rising)
38	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	48	Sep (rising)
39	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	44	Mar (rising)
40	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	40	Apr (rising)
41	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	37	Sep (rising)
42	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	35	Jun (rising)
43	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	34	Sep (rising)
44	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	32	Jun (rising)
45	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	26	Sep (rising)
46	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	21	Apr (rising)
47	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	20	Oct (rising)
48	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	20	Jul (rising)
49	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Aug (rising)
50	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	18	Mar (rising)