Butterflies Flying in Georgia in January (43 Species)

43 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia in January 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 January

Monarch33 obs.

Gulf Fritillary30 obs.

Common Buckeye19 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur17 obs.

Sleepy Orange10 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper7 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail6 obs.

Barred Yellow6 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in January

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Oct (rising)
2	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Sep (rising)
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Sep (rising)
4	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Sep (rising)
5	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Aug (rising)
6	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	7	Oct (rising)
7	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	May (rising)
8	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	6	Jul (rising)
9	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Sep (rising)
10	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	May (rising)
11	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Aug (rising)
12	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Sep (rising)
13	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	May (rising)
14	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Jun (rising)
15	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Jun (rising)
16	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Sep (rising)
17	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jun (rising)
18	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jul (rising)
19	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Oct (rising)
20	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Jul (rising)
21	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Aug (rising)
22	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
23	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (rising)
24	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jun (rising)
25	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
26	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
27	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	2	Nov (rising)
28	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Mar (rising)
29	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Mar (rising)
30	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	1	Sep (rising)
31	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Oct (rising)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (rising)
33	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)
34	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)
35	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Sep (rising)
36	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Mar (rising)
37	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1	Aug (rising)
38	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Apr (rising)
39	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Aug (rising)
40	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	1	Oct (rising)
41	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	1	Apr (rising)
42	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	1	Aug (rising)
43	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	1	Apr (rising)