Butterflies Flying in Georgia in November (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia in November in our iNaturalist sample; 2 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 November

Gulf Fritillary566 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper259 obs.

Fiery Skipper247 obs.

Common Buckeye228 obs.

Monarch189 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur180 obs.

Zebra Longwing135 obs.

Ocola Skipper87 obs.

American Lady77 obs.

Sleepy Orange77 obs.

Clouded Skipper67 obs.

Little Yellow66 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	566	Sep (past peak)
2	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	259	Oct (past peak)
3	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	247	Jul (past peak)
4	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	228	Sep (past peak)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	189	Oct (past peak)
6	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	180	Sep (past peak)
7	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	135	Oct (past peak)
8	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	87	Oct (past peak)
9	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	May (past peak)
10	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	77	Aug (past peak)
11	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	67	Sep (past peak)
12	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	66	Sep (past peak)
13	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	58	Oct (past peak)
14	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Jun (past peak)
15	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	33	Aug (past peak)
16	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	Aug (past peak)
17	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	30	Jun (past peak)
18	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	29	May (past peak)
19	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	29	Aug (past peak)
20	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Sep (past peak)
21	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Sep (past peak)
22	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	May (past peak)
23	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	24	Oct (past peak)
24	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Jul (past peak)
25	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	22	Nov (peak)
26	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Aug (past peak)
27	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Aug (past peak)
28	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	17	Aug (past peak)
29	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Sep (past peak)
30	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	Sep (past peak)
31	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Sep (past peak)
32	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Oct (past peak)
33	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	12	May (past peak)
34	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Aug (past peak)
35	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	11	Nov (peak)
36	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Mar (past peak)
37	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	9	Jun (past peak)
38	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jun (past peak)
39	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Oct (past peak)
40	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	7	Aug (past peak)
41	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	7	Sep (past peak)
42	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Aug (past peak)
43	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Oct (past peak)
44	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	6	Oct (past peak)
45	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	5	Aug (past peak)
46	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (past peak)
47	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Aug (past peak)
48	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	4	Aug (past peak)
49	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	May (past peak)
50	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	3	Apr (past peak)