Butterflies Flying in Kentucky in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Kentucky in August in our iNaturalist sample; 16 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

Monarch1,207 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,081 obs.

Huron Skipper626 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail449 obs.

Pearl Crescent441 obs.

Hackberry Emperor427 obs.

Variegated Fritillary412 obs.

Common Buckeye406 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper391 obs.

Silvery Checkerspot335 obs.

Zabulon Skipper311 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail300 obs.

All butterflies flying in Kentucky in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,207	Aug (peak)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,081	Aug (peak)
3	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	626	Sep (rising)
4	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	449	Jul (past peak)
5	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	441	Sep (rising)
6	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	427	Aug (peak)
7	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	412	Sep (rising)
8	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	406	Sep (rising)
9	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	391	Jul (past peak)
10	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	335	Jul (past peak)
11	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	311	Aug (peak)
12	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	300	Jul (past peak)
13	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	275	Jul (past peak)
14	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	233	Aug (peak)
15	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	228	Jun (past peak)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	226	Aug (peak)
17	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	223	Sep (rising)
18	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	196	Jul (past peak)
19	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	189	Aug (peak)
20	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	155	Aug (peak)
21	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	147	Jul (past peak)
22	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	141	Sep (rising)
23	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	136	Jul (past peak)
24	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	136	Aug (peak)
25	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	119	Aug (peak)
26	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	97	Sep (rising)
27	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	96	Jul (past peak)
28	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	96	Jul (past peak)
29	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	89	Apr (past peak)
30	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	87	Sep (rising)
31	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	81	Sep (rising)
32	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	79	Mar (past peak)
33	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	77	Jul (past peak)
34	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	74	Aug (peak)
35	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	68	Jul (past peak)
36	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	64	Jul (past peak)
37	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	57	Aug (peak)
38	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	55	Jul (past peak)
39	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Sep (rising)
40	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	47	Sep (rising)
41	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	47	Jun (past peak)
42	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	45	Aug (peak)
43	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	39	Aug (peak)
44	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Apr (past peak)
45	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	37	Jul (past peak)
46	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	36	Aug (peak)
47	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	36	Aug (peak)
48	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Jul (past peak)
49	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	26	Oct (rising)
50	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	24	Jun (past peak)