Butterflies Flying in Georgia in December (45 Species)

45 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia in December in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 December

Gulf Fritillary64 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur63 obs.

Common Buckeye49 obs.

Zebra Longwing36 obs.

Monarch34 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper27 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail13 obs.

Red Admiral12 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in December

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	64	Sep (past peak)
2	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	63	Sep (past peak)
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Sep (past peak)
4	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Oct (past peak)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Oct (past peak)
6	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	27	Oct (past peak)
7	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	20	Sep (past peak)
8	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Aug (past peak)
9	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	May (past peak)
10	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	13	Jul (past peak)
11	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	13	Aug (past peak)
12	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jul (past peak)
13	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Sep (past peak)
14	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Aug (past peak)
15	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Oct (past peak)
16	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Jun (past peak)
17	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Jun (past peak)
18	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	May (past peak)
19	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	May (past peak)
20	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Sep (past peak)
21	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (past peak)
22	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Oct (past peak)
23	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (past peak)
24	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Jul (past peak)
25	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jun (past peak)
26	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
27	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	2	Aug (past peak)
28	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
29	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Mar (past peak)
30	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (past peak)
31	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	2	Oct (past peak)
32	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	2	Oct (past peak)
33	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	2	Nov (past peak)
34	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
35	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
36	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
37	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
38	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Oct (past peak)
39	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	1	May (past peak)
40	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Sep (past peak)
41	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	1	Sep (past peak)
42	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (past peak)
43	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	1	Nov (past peak)
44	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
45	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	1	Jul (past peak)