Butterflies Flying in Illinois in November (36 Species)

36 butterflies were recorded flying in Illinois in November in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 November

Common Buckeye128 obs.

Orange Sulphur85 obs.

Variegated Fritillary35 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur25 obs.

Red Admiral17 obs.

Huron Skipper17 obs.

Black Swallowtail15 obs.

All butterflies flying in Illinois in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Aug (past peak)
2	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	85	Sep (past peak)
3	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	84	Sep (past peak)
4	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	82	Sep (past peak)
5	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	61	Jul (past peak)
6	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Aug (past peak)
7	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	42	Jul (past peak)
8	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Sep (past peak)
9	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Aug (past peak)
10	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (past peak)
11	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	17	Sep (past peak)
12	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	15	Jul (past peak)
13	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Jul (past peak)
14	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Jul (past peak)
15	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Sep (past peak)
16	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Jul (past peak)
17	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jun (past peak)
18	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Aug (past peak)
19	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	May (past peak)
20	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Sep (past peak)
21	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Oct (past peak)
22	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Aug (past peak)
23	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	4	Oct (past peak)
24	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Jul (past peak)
25	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jul (past peak)
26	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jul (past peak)
27	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
28	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
29	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	2	Jul (past peak)
30	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	2	Oct (past peak)
31	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
32	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Jul (past peak)
33	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Jul (past peak)
34	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
35	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Aug (past peak)
36	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)