Butterflies Flying in Georgia in February (59 Species)

59 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia in February 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 February

Question Mark43 obs.

Monarch37 obs.

Summer Azure27 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur23 obs.

American Lady22 obs.

Common Buckeye20 obs.

Eastern Comma20 obs.

Mourning Cloak20 obs.

American Snout19 obs.

Sleepy Orange19 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak19 obs.

Small White15 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	May (rising)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Oct (rising)
3	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	27	May (rising)
4	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	23	Sep (rising)
5	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	May (rising)
6	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Sep (rising)
7	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Mar (rising)
8	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Mar (rising)
9	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jun (rising)
10	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Aug (rising)
11	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Aug (rising)
12	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	15	Jun (rising)
13	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Sep (rising)
14	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	14	Mar (rising)
15	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jul (rising)
16	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Sep (rising)
17	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	12	Aug (rising)
18	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Aug (rising)
19	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Mar (rising)
20	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	9	Oct (rising)
21	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	9	Apr (rising)
22	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Jul (rising)
23	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	8	Aug (rising)
24	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	7	Jul (rising)
25	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jun (rising)
26	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Sep (rising)
27	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Mar (rising)
28	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	5	Aug (rising)
29	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Aug (rising)
30	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Jul (rising)
31	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Mar (rising)
32	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Jun (rising)
33	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
34	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	3	Sep (rising)
35	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Apr (rising)
36	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	3	Nov (rising)
37	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
38	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	May (rising)
39	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	May (rising)
40	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	May (rising)
41	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Sep (rising)
42	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (rising)
43	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	2	May (rising)
44	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	2	Sep (rising)
45	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Oct (rising)
46	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1	Aug (rising)
47	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Oct (rising)
48	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)
49	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Sep (rising)
50	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (rising)