Butterflies Flying in Kansas in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Kansas in August in our iNaturalist sample; 12 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 August

Monarch778 obs.

Black Swallowtail358 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail330 obs.

Common Buckeye304 obs.

Hackberry Emperor296 obs.

Huron Skipper296 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper293 obs.

Painted Lady244 obs.

Gray Hairstreak211 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue191 obs.

Pearl Crescent160 obs.

Viceroy144 obs.

All butterflies flying in Kansas in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	778	Sep (rising)
2	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	358	Aug (peak)
3	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	330	Aug (peak)
4	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	304	Sep (rising)
5	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	296	Jun (past peak)
6	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	296	Aug (peak)
7	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	293	Sep (rising)
8	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	244	Sep (rising)
9	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	211	Sep (rising)
10	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	191	Jun (past peak)
11	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	160	Sep (rising)
12	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	144	Sep (rising)
13	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	144	Jul (past peak)
14	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	135	Sep (rising)
15	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	129	Aug (peak)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	122	Jun (past peak)
17	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	120	Aug (peak)
18	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	98	Jun (past peak)
19	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Jun (past peak)
20	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	89	Sep (rising)
21	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Apr (past peak)
22	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Aug (peak)
23	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Jul (past peak)
24	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	75	Oct (rising)
25	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	69	Sep (rising)
26	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	68	Aug (peak)
27	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	Aug (peak)
28	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	57	Aug (peak)
29	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	56	Jul (past peak)
30	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Sep (rising)
31	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Jul (past peak)
32	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Jul (past peak)
33	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	43	Oct (rising)
34	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	39	Aug (peak)
35	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Sep (rising)
36	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	31	Aug (peak)
37	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	30	Sep (rising)
38	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	27	Jun (past peak)
39	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	27	Jun (past peak)
40	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	25	Jul (past peak)
41	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Aug (peak)
42	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	23	Sep (rising)
43	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	22	Jul (past peak)
44	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Sep (rising)
45	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Apr (past peak)
46	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Jul (past peak)
47	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Jul (past peak)
48	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Apr (past peak)
49	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	15	May (past peak)
50	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Jul (past peak)