Butterflies Flying in Georgia in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia in August 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 August

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail3,141 obs.

Gulf Fritillary2,515 obs.

Fiery Skipper1,238 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper1,022 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur855 obs.

Common Buckeye752 obs.

Horace's Duskywing722 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper583 obs.

Monarch552 obs.

Clouded Skipper524 obs.

Sleepy Orange520 obs.

Carolina Satyr424 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3,141	Aug (peak)
2	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,515	Sep (rising)
3	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	1,238	Jul (past peak)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1,022	Aug (peak)
5	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	855	Sep (rising)
6	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	752	Sep (rising)
7	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	722	Aug (peak)
8	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	583	Oct (rising)
9	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	552	Oct (rising)
10	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	524	Sep (rising)
11	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	520	Aug (peak)
12	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	424	Aug (peak)
13	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	415	Jul (past peak)
14	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	386	Aug (peak)
15	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	377	Jun (past peak)
16	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	334	Apr (past peak)
17	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	327	Oct (rising)
18	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	290	Aug (peak)
19	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	279	Sep (rising)
20	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	256	Sep (rising)
21	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	245	Aug (peak)
22	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	220	Jul (past peak)
23	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	217	Aug (peak)
24	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	213	Aug (peak)
25	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	179	May (past peak)
26	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	170	May (past peak)
27	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	164	Sep (rising)
28	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	157	May (past peak)
29	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	153	Sep (rising)
30	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	144	Jul (past peak)
31	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	139	Sep (rising)
32	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	138	Aug (peak)
33	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	135	Jul (past peak)
34	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	112	Oct (rising)
35	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	110	Aug (peak)
36	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	110	Sep (rising)
37	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	109	Aug (peak)
38	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	106	May (past peak)
39	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	100	Jun (past peak)
40	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	99	Sep (rising)
41	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	98	Aug (peak)
42	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	92	Jul (past peak)
43	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	91	Jul (past peak)
44	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	88	Aug (peak)
45	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	87	Jun (past peak)
46	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	87	Aug (peak)
47	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	82	Oct (rising)
48	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	76	Aug (peak)
49	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Jun (past peak)
50	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	May (past peak)