Butterflies Flying in Indiana in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Indiana in July in our iNaturalist sample; 14 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 July

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,413 obs.

Monarch1,132 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper535 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail522 obs.

Red Admiral388 obs.

Small White351 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail324 obs.

Black Swallowtail315 obs.

Zabulon Skipper298 obs.

Pearl Crescent296 obs.

Peck's Skipper283 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue235 obs.

All butterflies flying in Indiana in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,413	Aug (rising)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,132	Aug (rising)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	535	Aug (rising)
4	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	522	Jul (peak)
5	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	388	Jun (past peak)
6	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	351	Sep (rising)
7	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	324	Jul (peak)
8	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	315	Aug (rising)
9	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	298	Aug (rising)
10	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	296	Aug (rising)
11	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	283	Sep (rising)
12	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	235	Aug (rising)
13	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	220	Jun (past peak)
14	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	204	Aug (rising)
15	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	182	Aug (rising)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	179	Jul (peak)
17	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	179	Sep (rising)
18	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	169	Jul (peak)
19	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	166	Jul (peak)
20	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	142	Sep (rising)
21	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	135	Sep (rising)
22	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	114	Jul (peak)
23	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	99	Jul (peak)
24	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	90	Jun (past peak)
25	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Aug (rising)
26	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	74	Aug (rising)
27	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	74	Sep (rising)
28	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	74	Aug (rising)
29	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	69	Aug (rising)
30	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Jun (past peak)
31	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	66	Jul (peak)
32	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	64	Aug (rising)
33	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Sep (rising)
34	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	53	Jun (past peak)
35	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Sep (rising)
36	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Jul (peak)
37	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	39	Jul (peak)
38	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	39	Jul (peak)
39	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	38	Aug (rising)
40	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	35	Aug (rising)
41	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	Jul (peak)
42	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	32	Aug (rising)
43	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Jul (peak)
44	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Sep (rising)
45	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	28	Jul (peak)
46	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	May (past peak)
47	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	25	Sep (rising)
48	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	24	Aug (rising)
49	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	21	Aug (rising)
50	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Aug (rising)