Butterflies Flying in Florida in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in July in our iNaturalist sample; 7 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 July

Gulf Fritillary2,176 obs.

White Peacock1,467 obs.

Horace's Duskywing1,181 obs.

Monarch1,009 obs.

Atala895 obs.

Zebra Longwing879 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail743 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail679 obs.

Fiery Skipper672 obs.

Ceraunus Blue597 obs.

Queen567 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail559 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,176	Oct (rising)
2	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,467	Oct (rising)
3	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1,181	Apr (past peak)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,009	Apr (past peak)
5	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	895	Jul (peak)
6	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	879	Apr (past peak)
7	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	743	Sep (rising)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	679	Sep (rising)
9	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	672	Sep (rising)
10	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	597	Sep (rising)
11	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	567	Sep (rising)
12	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	559	Sep (rising)
13	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	537	Jun (past peak)
14	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	437	Apr (past peak)
15	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	408	May (past peak)
16	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	400	Apr (past peak)
17	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	379	Sep (rising)
18	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	378	Oct (rising)
19	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	334	Sep (rising)
20	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	328	Mar (past peak)
21	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	320	Apr (past peak)
22	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	317	Apr (past peak)
23	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	299	May (past peak)
24	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	298	Sep (rising)
25	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	293	Nov (rising)
26	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	293	Oct (rising)
27	Polydamas Swallowtail	Battus polydamas	Swallowtails and Parnassians	284	Jul (peak)
28	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	274	Apr (past peak)
29	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	271	Jul (peak)
30	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	269	Sep (rising)
31	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	257	Aug (rising)
32	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	247	Apr (past peak)
33	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	242	Apr (past peak)
34	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	240	Sep (rising)
35	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	238	Apr (past peak)
36	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	232	Jul (peak)
37	Three-spotted Skipper	Cymaenes tripunctus	Skippers	224	Sep (rising)
38	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	221	Sep (rising)
39	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	205	Jul (peak)
40	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	178	Apr (past peak)
41	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	171	Oct (rising)
42	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	170	Sep (rising)
43	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	164	Mar (past peak)
44	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	153	Apr (past peak)
45	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	151	Oct (rising)
46	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	145	Jul (peak)
47	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	143	May (past peak)
48	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	143	Nov (rising)
49	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	136	Jul (peak)
50	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	135	Oct (rising)