Butterflies Flying in Kansas in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Kansas in April in our iNaturalist sample; 8 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 Admiral200 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue169 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail155 obs.

Pearl Crescent119 obs.

Goatweed Leafwing88 obs.

American Lady77 obs.

Painted Lady73 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail61 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper59 obs.

Monarch56 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper52 obs.

Variegated Fritillary49 obs.

All butterflies flying in Kansas in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	200	Apr (peak)
2	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	169	Jun (rising)
3	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	155	Aug (rising)
4	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	119	Sep (rising)
5	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	88	Apr (peak)
6	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	Apr (peak)
7	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Sep (rising)
8	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	61	Jun (rising)
9	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	59	Sep (rising)
10	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Sep (rising)
11	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	52	Oct (rising)
12	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Jun (rising)
13	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	40	Apr (peak)
14	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	35	Oct (rising)
15	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	Sep (rising)
16	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	34	Jun (rising)
17	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	33	Aug (rising)
18	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Sep (rising)
19	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Sep (rising)
20	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	28	Jul (rising)
21	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Jun (rising)
22	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	20	Sep (rising)
23	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	20	Aug (rising)
24	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Sep (rising)
25	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Oct (rising)
26	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Jul (rising)
27	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jul (rising)
28	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	15	Aug (rising)
29	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	14	Sep (rising)
30	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	14	Jul (rising)
31	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Mar (past peak)
32	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	May (rising)
33	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Jun (rising)
34	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Jul (rising)
35	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Apr (peak)
36	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Mar (past peak)
37	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	8	Apr (peak)
38	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Aug (rising)
39	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Aug (rising)
40	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Apr (peak)
41	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Jul (rising)
42	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)
43	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (rising)
44	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jun (rising)
45	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Aug (rising)
46	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
47	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
48	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Apr (peak)
49	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
50	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	2	Jul (rising)