Butterflies Flying in Indiana in April (53 Species)

53 butterflies were recorded flying in Indiana in April in our iNaturalist sample; 9 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in April

Red Admiral364 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail246 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing128 obs.

Eastern Comma109 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail104 obs.

Pearl Crescent95 obs.

Small White87 obs.

Mourning Cloak76 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue68 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail66 obs.

American Lady55 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail55 obs.

All butterflies flying in Indiana in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	364	Jun (rising)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	246	Aug (rising)
3	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	128	Apr (peak)
4	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	109	Aug (rising)
5	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	104	Jun (rising)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	95	Aug (rising)
7	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	87	Sep (rising)
8	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Mar (past peak)
9	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	68	Aug (rising)
10	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	66	Jul (rising)
11	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	May (rising)
12	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	55	Jul (rising)
13	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Jul (rising)
14	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	42	Apr (peak)
15	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	41	Apr (peak)
16	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	40	Aug (rising)
17	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	34	Aug (rising)
18	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	Apr (peak)
19	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	30	Aug (rising)
20	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Sep (rising)
21	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Sep (rising)
22	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	16	Aug (rising)
23	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Aug (rising)
24	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Jul (rising)
25	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Apr (peak)
26	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Jul (rising)
27	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Aug (rising)
28	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Sep (rising)
29	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Aug (rising)
30	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Apr (peak)
31	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	4	Apr (peak)
32	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	4	Aug (rising)
33	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (rising)
34	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	4	Sep (rising)
35	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
36	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
37	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Apr (peak)
38	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jul (rising)
39	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Aug (rising)
40	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Jul (rising)
41	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	2	Jul (rising)
42	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
43	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
44	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
45	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jun (rising)
46	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Sep (rising)
47	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	1	Sep (rising)
48	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Apr (peak)
49	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	1	Aug (rising)
50	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	1	Aug (rising)