Butterflies Flying in Florida in November (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in November in our iNaturalist sample; 2 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 November

Gulf Fritillary2,156 obs.

White Peacock1,851 obs.

Monarch1,629 obs.

Barred Yellow889 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper780 obs.

Common Buckeye698 obs.

Ceraunus Blue644 obs.

Atala605 obs.

Zebra Longwing573 obs.

Dorantes Longtail557 obs.

Fiery Skipper521 obs.

Queen469 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,156	Oct (past peak)
2	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,851	Oct (past peak)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,629	Apr (past peak)
4	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	889	Nov (peak)
5	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	780	Oct (past peak)
6	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	698	Oct (past peak)
7	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	644	Sep (past peak)
8	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	605	Jul (past peak)
9	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	573	Apr (past peak)
10	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	557	Nov (peak)
11	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	521	Sep (past peak)
12	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	469	Sep (past peak)
13	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	443	Apr (past peak)
14	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	413	Sep (past peak)
15	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	370	Oct (past peak)
16	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	313	Apr (past peak)
17	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	283	Apr (past peak)
18	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	237	Oct (past peak)
19	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	212	Sep (past peak)
20	West Indian Mangrove Buckeye	Junonia neildi	Brush-footed Butterflies	196	Mar (past peak)
21	Three-spotted Skipper	Cymaenes tripunctus	Skippers	191	Sep (past peak)
22	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	182	Sep (past peak)
23	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	173	Apr (past peak)
24	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	158	Mar (past peak)
25	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	150	Apr (past peak)
26	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	143	Apr (past peak)
27	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	139	Sep (past peak)
28	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	128	Aug (past peak)
29	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	125	Sep (past peak)
30	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	122	Sep (past peak)
31	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	121	Apr (past peak)
32	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	113	Apr (past peak)
33	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	113	Apr (past peak)
34	Polydamas Swallowtail	Battus polydamas	Swallowtails and Parnassians	103	Jul (past peak)
35	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	96	May (past peak)
36	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Apr (past peak)
37	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	90	Jul (past peak)
38	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	78	Apr (past peak)
39	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	76	Sep (past peak)
40	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	72	Apr (past peak)
41	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	71	Sep (past peak)
42	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	61	Jul (past peak)
43	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	57	Jun (past peak)
44	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	57	May (past peak)
45	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	53	Oct (past peak)
46	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	47	Mar (past peak)
47	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	May (past peak)
48	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Oct (past peak)
49	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	43	Jul (past peak)
50	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	42	Sep (past peak)