27 butterflies were recorded flying in Indiana 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.
Top butterflies in November
Common Buckeye
Painted Lady
Fiery Skipper
Eastern Comma
Small White
Variegated Fritillary
Orange Sulphur
Monarch
Huron Skipper
Black Swallowtail
Clouded Sulphur
Cloudless Sulphur
All butterflies flying in Indiana in November
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common Buckeye | Junonia coenia | Brush-footed Butterflies | 49 | Sep (past peak) |
| 2 | Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui | Brush-footed Butterflies | 24 | Sep (past peak) |
| 3 | Fiery Skipper | Hylephila phyleus | Skippers | 24 | Sep (past peak) |
| 4 | Eastern Comma | Polygonia comma | Brush-footed Butterflies | 22 | Aug (past peak) |
| 5 | Small White | Pieris rapae | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 20 | Sep (past peak) |
| 6 | Variegated Fritillary | Euptoieta claudia | Brush-footed Butterflies | 18 | Sep (past peak) |
| 7 | Orange Sulphur | Colias eurytheme | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 17 | Sep (past peak) |
| 8 | Monarch | Danaus plexippus | Brush-footed Butterflies | 13 | Aug (past peak) |
| 9 | Huron Skipper | Atalopedes huron | Skippers | 11 | Sep (past peak) |
| 10 | Black Swallowtail | Papilio polyxenes | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 6 | Aug (past peak) |
| 11 | Clouded Sulphur | Colias philodice | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 5 | Sep (past peak) |
| 12 | Cloudless Sulphur | Phoebis sennae | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 3 | Sep (past peak) |
| 13 | Pearl Crescent | Phyciodes tharos | Brush-footed Butterflies | 3 | Aug (past peak) |
| 14 | Common Checkered-Skipper | Burnsius communis | Skippers | 3 | Sep (past peak) |
| 15 | Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta | Brush-footed Butterflies | 2 | Jun (past peak) |
| 16 | Mourning Cloak | Nymphalis antiopa | Brush-footed Butterflies | 2 | Mar (past peak) |
| 17 | Tawny-edged Skipper | Polites themistocles | Skippers | 2 | Aug (past peak) |
| 18 | Checkered White | Pontia protodice | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 2 | Aug (past peak) |
| 19 | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 2 | Aug (past peak) |
| 20 | Spicebush Swallowtail | Papilio troilus | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 1 | Jul (past peak) |
| 21 | Eastern Tailed-Blue | Everes comyntas | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 1 | Aug (past peak) |
| 22 | American Snout | Libytheana carinenta | Brush-footed Butterflies | 1 | Jul (past peak) |
| 23 | Sleepy Orange | Eurema nicippe | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 1 | Aug (past peak) |
| 24 | Silver-spotted Skipper | Epargyreus clarus | Skippers | 1 | Aug (past peak) |
| 25 | Harvester | Feniseca tarquinius | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 1 | Jul (past peak) |
| 26 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | Heraclides cresphontes | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 1 | Jul (past peak) |
| 27 | Ocola Skipper | Panoquina ocola | Skippers | 1 | Oct (past peak) |