Butterflies Flying in Georgia in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia in July in our iNaturalist sample; 8 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 July

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,609 obs.

Fiery Skipper1,306 obs.

Gulf Fritillary1,033 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper993 obs.

Horace's Duskywing610 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail451 obs.

Common Buckeye450 obs.

Pearl Crescent384 obs.

Sleepy Orange302 obs.

American Lady293 obs.

Gray Hairstreak279 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail252 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,609	Aug (rising)
2	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	1,306	Jul (peak)
3	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,033	Sep (rising)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	993	Aug (rising)
5	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	610	Aug (rising)
6	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	451	Jul (peak)
7	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	450	Sep (rising)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	384	Jun (past peak)
9	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	302	Aug (rising)
10	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	293	May (past peak)
11	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	279	Jul (peak)
12	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	252	Aug (rising)
13	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	241	Apr (past peak)
14	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	237	Sep (rising)
15	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	233	Sep (rising)
16	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	217	Oct (rising)
17	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	214	Sep (rising)
18	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	210	May (past peak)
19	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	201	Oct (rising)
20	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	193	Sep (rising)
21	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	187	Jul (peak)
22	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	177	Aug (rising)
23	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	167	Aug (rising)
24	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	165	Jul (peak)
25	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	158	Jul (peak)
26	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	155	May (past peak)
27	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	154	Oct (rising)
28	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	143	Sep (rising)
29	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	105	Aug (rising)
30	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	102	Aug (rising)
31	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	101	Aug (rising)
32	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	97	Jun (past peak)
33	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	97	Aug (rising)
34	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	93	Jul (peak)
35	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	93	Aug (rising)
36	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Sep (rising)
37	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	86	Aug (rising)
38	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	82	Sep (rising)
39	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	76	Aug (rising)
40	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Jun (past peak)
41	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	May (past peak)
42	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	May (past peak)
43	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Oct (rising)
44	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	49	Aug (rising)
45	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Jul (peak)
46	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	47	Apr (past peak)
47	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	42	Oct (rising)
48	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Aug (rising)
49	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	37	Sep (rising)
50	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	36	Sep (rising)