Butterflies Flying in Florida in May (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in May in our iNaturalist sample; 5 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 May

Gulf Fritillary2,259 obs.

Monarch1,659 obs.

White Peacock1,290 obs.

Horace's Duskywing1,232 obs.

Zebra Longwing986 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail779 obs.

Fiery Skipper746 obs.

Great Southern White687 obs.

Common Buckeye681 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail666 obs.

Ceraunus Blue661 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail643 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,259	Oct (rising)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,659	Apr (past peak)
3	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,290	Oct (rising)
4	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1,232	Apr (past peak)
5	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	986	Apr (past peak)
6	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	779	Sep (rising)
7	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	746	Sep (rising)
8	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	687	Apr (past peak)
9	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	681	Oct (rising)
10	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	666	Sep (rising)
11	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	661	Sep (rising)
12	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	643	Sep (rising)
13	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	640	Apr (past peak)
14	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	623	Apr (past peak)
15	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	522	Apr (past peak)
16	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	514	Mar (past peak)
17	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	492	Jul (rising)
18	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	482	Apr (past peak)
19	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	475	May (peak)
20	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	416	Sep (rising)
21	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	393	Jun (rising)
22	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	373	Apr (past peak)
23	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	359	Sep (rising)
24	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	357	Apr (past peak)
25	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	308	May (peak)
26	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	299	May (peak)
27	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	281	Apr (past peak)
28	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	278	Sep (rising)
29	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	268	Sep (rising)
30	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	258	Apr (past peak)
31	Polydamas Swallowtail	Battus polydamas	Swallowtails and Parnassians	250	Jul (rising)
32	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	228	Apr (past peak)
33	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	213	Apr (past peak)
34	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	211	May (peak)
35	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	207	Apr (past peak)
36	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	198	May (peak)
37	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	178	Apr (past peak)
38	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	177	Sep (rising)
39	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	164	Sep (rising)
40	Oak Hairstreak	Satyrium favonius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	157	Apr (past peak)
41	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	155	Mar (past peak)
42	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	135	Jul (rising)
43	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	129	Nov (rising)
44	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	127	Apr (past peak)
45	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	121	Oct (rising)
46	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	111	Sep (rising)
47	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	107	Oct (rising)
48	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	101	Jul (rising)
49	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	98	Jul (rising)
50	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	97	Sep (rising)