Butterfly flight seasons in Kentucky from 43,250 research-grade iNaturalist observations. August has the most activity.
By month
Kentucky butterfly calendar (top 40)
Fewer More observations (relative to each row's peak month)
Activity by month (all species)
Most-photographed butterflies in Kentucky
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Monarch
Huron Skipper
Pearl Crescent
Great Spangled Fritillary
Silver-spotted Skipper
Spicebush Swallowtail
Hackberry Emperor
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Variegated Fritillary
Silvery Checkerspot
Pipevine Swallowtail
Common Buckeye
Zebra Swallowtail
Zabulon Skipper
Question Mark
Where to photograph butterflies in Kentucky
State ParkCumberland Falls State Resort Park
State ParkOld Fort Harrod State Park
State ParkPine Mountain State Resort Park
State ParkE. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
State ParkLevi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park
State ParkBig Bone Lick State Park
State ParkNatural Bridge State Resort Park
State ParkLake Cumberland State Resort Park