Butterflies Flying in Florida in October (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in October 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.

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Top butterflies in October

Gulf Fritillary4,346 obs.

White Peacock2,668 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper2,434 obs.

Monarch1,833 obs.

Common Buckeye1,814 obs.

Ocola Skipper1,142 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur965 obs.

Zebra Longwing954 obs.

Fiery Skipper772 obs.

Atala741 obs.

Phaon Crescent710 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail635 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	4,346	Oct (peak)
2	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,668	Oct (peak)
3	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	2,434	Oct (peak)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,833	Apr (past peak)
5	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,814	Oct (peak)
6	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	1,142	Oct (peak)
7	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	965	Sep (past peak)
8	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	954	Apr (past peak)
9	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	772	Sep (past peak)
10	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	741	Jul (past peak)
11	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	710	Apr (past peak)
12	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	635	Sep (past peak)
13	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	625	Nov (rising)
14	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	613	Sep (past peak)
15	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	570	Sep (past peak)
16	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	554	Sep (past peak)
17	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	540	Sep (past peak)
18	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	481	Apr (past peak)
19	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	466	Oct (peak)
20	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	459	Apr (past peak)
21	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	393	Sep (past peak)
22	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	388	Sep (past peak)
23	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	377	Apr (past peak)
24	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	371	Nov (rising)
25	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	299	Sep (past peak)
26	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	281	Jun (past peak)
27	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	272	May (past peak)
28	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	264	Sep (past peak)
29	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	245	Sep (past peak)
30	Three-spotted Skipper	Cymaenes tripunctus	Skippers	242	Sep (past peak)
31	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	240	Mar (past peak)
32	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	240	Sep (past peak)
33	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	233	Sep (past peak)
34	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	232	Apr (past peak)
35	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	231	Oct (peak)
36	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	191	Aug (past peak)
37	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	189	Mar (past peak)
38	West Indian Mangrove Buckeye	Junonia neildi	Brush-footed Butterflies	187	Mar (past peak)
39	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	174	Apr (past peak)
40	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	174	Apr (past peak)
41	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	173	Apr (past peak)
42	Polydamas Swallowtail	Battus polydamas	Swallowtails and Parnassians	168	Jul (past peak)
43	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	152	May (past peak)
44	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	149	Apr (past peak)
45	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	147	Oct (peak)
46	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	133	Oct (peak)
47	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	126	Jul (past peak)
48	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	125	Apr (past peak)
49	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	112	Jul (past peak)
50	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	111	Sep (past peak)