Butterflies Flying in Kansas in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Kansas in July in our iNaturalist sample; 13 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

Black Swallowtail272 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail270 obs.

Monarch255 obs.

Huron Skipper251 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper223 obs.

Hackberry Emperor221 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue194 obs.

Common Buckeye189 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph184 obs.

Pearl Crescent182 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail148 obs.

Silvery Checkerspot138 obs.

All butterflies flying in Kansas in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	272	Aug (rising)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	270	Aug (rising)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	255	Sep (rising)
4	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	251	Aug (rising)
5	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	223	Sep (rising)
6	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	221	Jun (past peak)
7	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	194	Jun (past peak)
8	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	189	Sep (rising)
9	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	184	Jul (peak)
10	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	182	Sep (rising)
11	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	148	Jul (peak)
12	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	138	Jul (peak)
13	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	121	Apr (past peak)
14	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	120	Jul (peak)
15	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	108	Jun (past peak)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	103	Jun (past peak)
17	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	102	Sep (rising)
18	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Jun (past peak)
19	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	90	Sep (rising)
20	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	86	Jul (peak)
21	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	84	Sep (rising)
22	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	75	Jun (past peak)
23	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	67	Oct (rising)
24	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	66	Oct (rising)
25	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	64	Aug (rising)
26	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	63	Sep (rising)
27	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Apr (past peak)
28	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	54	Aug (rising)
29	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	54	Sep (rising)
30	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	51	Jul (peak)
31	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	38	Sep (rising)
32	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Jul (peak)
33	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	36	Jul (peak)
34	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	34	Jun (past peak)
35	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Sep (rising)
36	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	29	Aug (rising)
37	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	28	Jul (peak)
38	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	28	Aug (rising)
39	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Aug (rising)
40	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Aug (rising)
41	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	26	Jun (past peak)
42	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	26	Sep (rising)
43	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	25	Jul (peak)
44	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	Jul (peak)
45	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Aug (rising)
46	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	21	Aug (rising)
47	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	18	Jul (peak)
48	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Sep (rising)
49	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Jul (peak)
50	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	16	May (past peak)