Butterflies Flying in Florida in March (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in March in our iNaturalist sample; 9 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 March

Gulf Fritillary1,968 obs.

Monarch1,867 obs.

White Peacock1,078 obs.

Zebra Longwing958 obs.

Common Buckeye848 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail806 obs.

Fiery Skipper734 obs.

Great Southern White734 obs.

Phaon Crescent733 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail650 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail582 obs.

Whirlabout559 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,968	Oct (rising)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,867	Apr (rising)
3	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,078	Oct (rising)
4	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	958	Apr (rising)
5	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	848	Oct (rising)
6	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	806	Sep (rising)
7	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	734	Sep (rising)
8	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	734	Apr (rising)
9	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	733	Apr (rising)
10	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	650	Mar (peak)
11	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	582	Sep (rising)
12	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	559	Apr (rising)
13	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	555	Sep (rising)
14	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	464	Sep (rising)
15	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	454	Mar (peak)
16	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	436	Jul (rising)
17	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	432	Apr (rising)
18	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	423	Apr (rising)
19	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	410	Apr (rising)
20	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	383	Apr (rising)
21	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	365	Sep (rising)
22	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	353	Sep (rising)
23	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	333	Sep (rising)
24	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	325	Apr (rising)
25	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	312	Sep (rising)
26	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	306	Mar (peak)
27	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	306	Mar (peak)
28	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	295	Mar (peak)
29	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	291	May (rising)
30	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	279	Nov (rising)
31	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	277	Sep (rising)
32	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	269	Apr (rising)
33	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	244	May (rising)
34	West Indian Mangrove Buckeye	Junonia neildi	Brush-footed Butterflies	225	Mar (peak)
35	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	222	Apr (rising)
36	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	215	Oct (rising)
37	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	209	Apr (rising)
38	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	202	Sep (rising)
39	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	196	Apr (rising)
40	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	189	Apr (rising)
41	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	166	Mar (peak)
42	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	163	Sep (rising)
43	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	159	Mar (peak)
44	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	158	Mar (peak)
45	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	155	Oct (rising)
46	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	142	Sep (rising)
47	Three-spotted Skipper	Cymaenes tripunctus	Skippers	118	Sep (rising)
48	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	117	Apr (rising)
49	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	104	Apr (rising)
50	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	103	Jul (rising)