Butterflies Flying in Georgia in October (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia in October 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 October

Gulf Fritillary2,039 obs.

Monarch1,173 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper948 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur681 obs.

Common Buckeye675 obs.

Fiery Skipper607 obs.

Clouded Skipper465 obs.

Ocola Skipper417 obs.

Zebra Longwing364 obs.

Sleepy Orange187 obs.

Variegated Fritillary182 obs.

Pearl Crescent165 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,039	Sep (past peak)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,173	Oct (peak)
3	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	948	Oct (peak)
4	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	681	Sep (past peak)
5	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	675	Sep (past peak)
6	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	607	Jul (past peak)
7	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	465	Sep (past peak)
8	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	417	Oct (peak)
9	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	364	Oct (peak)
10	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	187	Aug (past peak)
11	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	182	Sep (past peak)
12	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	165	Jun (past peak)
13	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	161	Sep (past peak)
14	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	160	Aug (past peak)
15	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	135	Aug (past peak)
16	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	126	May (past peak)
17	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	119	Aug (past peak)
18	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	105	Oct (peak)
19	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	92	Jul (past peak)
20	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	83	Sep (past peak)
21	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Sep (past peak)
22	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	77	Aug (past peak)
23	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	72	May (past peak)
24	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	72	Oct (peak)
25	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Aug (past peak)
26	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	68	Aug (past peak)
27	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	May (past peak)
28	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	67	Aug (past peak)
29	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	62	Aug (past peak)
30	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	52	Sep (past peak)
31	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	50	Aug (past peak)
32	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	46	Jun (past peak)
33	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	46	Sep (past peak)
34	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Jul (past peak)
35	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	37	May (past peak)
36	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Sep (past peak)
37	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	33	Jul (past peak)
38	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	32	Aug (past peak)
39	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	31	Oct (peak)
40	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Sep (past peak)
41	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Apr (past peak)
42	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	24	Oct (peak)
43	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Sep (past peak)
44	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	23	Sep (past peak)
45	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	22	May (past peak)
46	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Aug (past peak)
47	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	20	Jul (past peak)
48	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Mar (past peak)
49	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Sep (past peak)
50	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	17	May (past peak)