Butterflies Flying in Georgia in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia in April in our iNaturalist sample; 6 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 April

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail910 obs.

Monarch468 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper364 obs.

Carolina Satyr335 obs.

Zabulon Skipper335 obs.

Common Buckeye327 obs.

Pearl Crescent312 obs.

American Lady284 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing256 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail170 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue170 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak160 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	910	Aug (rising)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	468	Oct (rising)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	364	Aug (rising)
4	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	335	Aug (rising)
5	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	335	Apr (peak)
6	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	327	Sep (rising)
7	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	312	Jun (rising)
8	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	284	May (rising)
9	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	256	Mar (past peak)
10	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	170	Jul (rising)
11	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	170	May (rising)
12	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	160	Aug (rising)
13	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	153	Jul (rising)
14	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	146	Sep (rising)
15	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	145	Apr (peak)
16	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	142	Jul (rising)
17	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	138	May (rising)
18	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	127	Aug (rising)
19	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	107	May (rising)
20	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	105	May (rising)
21	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	99	Sep (rising)
22	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Jun (rising)
23	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	89	Aug (rising)
24	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	81	Jul (rising)
25	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	79	Sep (rising)
26	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	74	Sep (rising)
27	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	74	Sep (rising)
28	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	Sep (rising)
29	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	Apr (peak)
30	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	56	Apr (peak)
31	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	53	Apr (peak)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Sep (rising)
33	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Aug (rising)
34	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	48	Apr (peak)
35	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	47	May (rising)
36	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	46	Jun (rising)
37	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Sep (rising)
38	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	41	Aug (rising)
39	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	40	Mar (past peak)
40	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Mar (past peak)
41	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	36	Jul (rising)
42	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	35	Jul (rising)
43	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	Jul (rising)
44	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Mar (past peak)
45	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	30	Aug (rising)
46	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	30	May (rising)
47	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	30	Aug (rising)
48	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	29	Sep (rising)
49	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	26	Aug (rising)
50	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Aug (rising)