Butterflies Flying in Georgia in March (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia in March in our iNaturalist sample; 11 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 March

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail655 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing425 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak186 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue176 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail135 obs.

Falcate Orangetip134 obs.

Carolina Satyr131 obs.

Pearl Crescent123 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail118 obs.

Common Buckeye115 obs.

Question Mark100 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper82 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	655	Aug (rising)
2	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	425	Mar (peak)
3	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	186	Aug (rising)
4	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	176	May (rising)
5	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	135	Sep (rising)
6	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	134	Mar (peak)
7	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	131	Aug (rising)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	123	Jun (rising)
9	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	118	Apr (rising)
10	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Sep (rising)
11	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	100	May (rising)
12	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	82	Aug (rising)
13	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	81	Aug (rising)
14	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	80	Sep (rising)
15	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	80	Jul (rising)
16	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Oct (rising)
17	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	75	Jul (rising)
18	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	68	Mar (peak)
19	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	May (rising)
20	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	60	Aug (rising)
21	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Mar (peak)
22	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	54	May (rising)
23	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	52	Mar (peak)
24	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Jun (rising)
25	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Apr (rising)
26	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Mar (peak)
27	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Mar (peak)
28	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	39	Aug (rising)
29	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	37	Jun (rising)
30	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Mar (peak)
31	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	32	Jul (rising)
32	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	May (rising)
33	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	32	Apr (rising)
34	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	28	Sep (rising)
35	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	27	Jul (rising)
36	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	27	Apr (rising)
37	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	26	Aug (rising)
38	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	Sep (rising)
39	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	21	Mar (peak)
40	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Sep (rising)
41	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	20	Aug (rising)
42	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Mar (peak)
43	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Sep (rising)
44	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	18	Sep (rising)
45	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	17	Sep (rising)
46	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	16	Aug (rising)
47	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	15	Oct (rising)
48	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	13	Nov (rising)
49	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Mar (peak)
50	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	12	Apr (rising)