Butterflies Flying in Georgia in May (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia in May in our iNaturalist sample; 12 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 May

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail423 obs.

Horace's Duskywing409 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper405 obs.

American Lady391 obs.

Common Buckeye352 obs.

Monarch306 obs.

Zabulon Skipper272 obs.

Fiery Skipper249 obs.

Summer Azure231 obs.

Pearl Crescent221 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue220 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail218 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	423	Aug (rising)
2	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	409	Aug (rising)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	405	Aug (rising)
4	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	391	May (peak)
5	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	352	Sep (rising)
6	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	306	Oct (rising)
7	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	272	Apr (past peak)
8	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	249	Jul (rising)
9	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	231	May (peak)
10	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	221	Jun (rising)
11	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	220	May (peak)
12	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	218	Aug (rising)
13	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	189	Sep (rising)
14	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	183	Sep (rising)
15	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	174	May (peak)
16	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	167	Jul (rising)
17	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	148	Sep (rising)
18	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	146	May (peak)
19	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	141	Jul (rising)
20	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	134	Jul (rising)
21	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	125	Jun (rising)
22	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	121	Aug (rising)
23	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	102	Apr (past peak)
24	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	101	Jun (rising)
25	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	100	Sep (rising)
26	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	99	Jun (rising)
27	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	97	May (peak)
28	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	92	Sep (rising)
29	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Jul (rising)
30	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	80	May (peak)
31	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	79	May (peak)
32	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	71	Jul (rising)
33	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	68	Aug (rising)
34	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	66	Aug (rising)
35	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	64	May (peak)
36	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	56	May (peak)
37	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Aug (rising)
38	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	53	Sep (rising)
39	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	52	Aug (rising)
40	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	48	May (peak)
41	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	47	Jul (rising)
42	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	47	Aug (rising)
43	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	39	Aug (rising)
44	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	36	Apr (past peak)
45	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Sep (rising)
46	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Aug (rising)
47	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Aug (rising)
48	Oak Hairstreak	Satyrium favonius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	May (peak)
49	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	34	Apr (past peak)
50	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Mar (past peak)