Butterflies Flying in Georgia in September (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia in September in our iNaturalist sample; 13 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in September

Gulf Fritillary3,410 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,281 obs.

Common Buckeye1,084 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur1,021 obs.

Monarch876 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper866 obs.

Fiery Skipper845 obs.

Clouded Skipper782 obs.

Sleepy Orange485 obs.

Ocola Skipper393 obs.

Pearl Crescent388 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak371 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,410	Sep (peak)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,281	Aug (past peak)
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,084	Sep (peak)
4	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,021	Sep (peak)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	876	Oct (rising)
6	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	866	Oct (rising)
7	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	845	Jul (past peak)
8	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	782	Sep (peak)
9	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	485	Aug (past peak)
10	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	393	Oct (rising)
11	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	388	Jun (past peak)
12	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	371	Aug (past peak)
13	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	338	Sep (peak)
14	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	319	Sep (peak)
15	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	272	Aug (past peak)
16	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	265	Aug (past peak)
17	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	218	Jul (past peak)
18	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	216	Sep (peak)
19	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	209	Aug (past peak)
20	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	207	Jul (past peak)
21	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	197	May (past peak)
22	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	197	Sep (peak)
23	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	195	Oct (rising)
24	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	187	Sep (peak)
25	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	179	Aug (past peak)
26	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	167	Aug (past peak)
27	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	161	Aug (past peak)
28	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	147	Sep (peak)
29	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	130	Sep (peak)
30	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	129	May (past peak)
31	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	107	May (past peak)
32	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	104	Jun (past peak)
33	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	101	Aug (past peak)
34	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	97	Apr (past peak)
35	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	86	Jul (past peak)
36	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	84	Oct (rising)
37	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	81	May (past peak)
38	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Jul (past peak)
39	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	80	Jun (past peak)
40	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	80	Aug (past peak)
41	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	77	Aug (past peak)
42	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	72	Jul (past peak)
43	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	72	Aug (past peak)
44	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	67	Aug (past peak)
45	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	63	Aug (past peak)
46	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Sep (peak)
47	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Apr (past peak)
48	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Sep (peak)
49	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	50	Oct (rising)
50	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	47	May (past peak)