Butterflies Flying in Florida in September (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in September in our iNaturalist sample; 17 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 September

Gulf Fritillary3,989 obs.

White Peacock2,517 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper1,774 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur1,407 obs.

Monarch1,398 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail1,268 obs.

Horace's Duskywing1,066 obs.

Zebra Longwing995 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail992 obs.

Common Buckeye954 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail853 obs.

Fiery Skipper836 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,989	Oct (rising)
2	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,517	Oct (rising)
3	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	1,774	Oct (rising)
4	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,407	Sep (peak)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,398	Apr (past peak)
6	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,268	Sep (peak)
7	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1,066	Apr (past peak)
8	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	995	Apr (past peak)
9	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	992	Sep (peak)
10	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	954	Oct (rising)
11	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	853	Sep (peak)
12	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	836	Sep (peak)
13	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	798	Sep (peak)
14	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	792	Jul (past peak)
15	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	744	Sep (peak)
16	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	738	Oct (rising)
17	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	676	Sep (peak)
18	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	665	Sep (peak)
19	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	642	Apr (past peak)
20	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	593	Nov (rising)
21	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	532	Sep (peak)
22	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	500	Apr (past peak)
23	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	455	Sep (peak)
24	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	450	Jun (past peak)
25	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	395	Mar (past peak)
26	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	395	Apr (past peak)
27	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	392	Aug (past peak)
28	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	381	Sep (peak)
29	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	360	Sep (peak)
30	Three-spotted Skipper	Cymaenes tripunctus	Skippers	359	Sep (peak)
31	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	352	Sep (peak)
32	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	315	May (past peak)
33	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	301	Nov (rising)
34	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	282	Oct (rising)
35	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	267	May (past peak)
36	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	227	Jul (past peak)
37	West Indian Mangrove Buckeye	Junonia neildi	Brush-footed Butterflies	225	Mar (past peak)
38	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	223	Apr (past peak)
39	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	221	Apr (past peak)
40	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	203	Apr (past peak)
41	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	188	Mar (past peak)
42	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	174	Jul (past peak)
43	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	168	Oct (rising)
44	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	166	Apr (past peak)
45	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	158	Apr (past peak)
46	Polydamas Swallowtail	Battus polydamas	Swallowtails and Parnassians	156	Jul (past peak)
47	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	154	Sep (peak)
48	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	153	Sep (peak)
49	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	134	Jul (past peak)
50	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	129	Oct (rising)