Butterflies Flying in Kentucky in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Kentucky in July 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.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in July

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail999 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail579 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper536 obs.

Monarch478 obs.

Huron Skipper438 obs.

Silvery Checkerspot432 obs.

Hackberry Emperor412 obs.

Pearl Crescent386 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue316 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail308 obs.

Zabulon Skipper237 obs.

Small White219 obs.

All butterflies flying in Kentucky in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	999	Aug (rising)
2	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	579	Jul (peak)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	536	Jul (peak)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	478	Aug (rising)
5	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	438	Sep (rising)
6	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	432	Jul (peak)
7	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	412	Aug (rising)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	386	Sep (rising)
9	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	316	Jul (peak)
10	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	308	Jul (peak)
11	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	237	Aug (rising)
12	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	219	Jul (peak)
13	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	207	Jul (peak)
14	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	204	Jun (past peak)
15	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	198	Jul (peak)
16	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	194	Jul (peak)
17	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	192	Aug (rising)
18	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	183	Sep (rising)
19	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	160	Apr (past peak)
20	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	157	Jul (peak)
21	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	126	Sep (rising)
22	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Sep (rising)
23	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	101	Aug (rising)
24	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Aug (rising)
25	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	89	Jul (peak)
26	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	86	Jul (peak)
27	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	84	Jul (peak)
28	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	83	Aug (rising)
29	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	79	Sep (rising)
30	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	77	Jul (peak)
31	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	68	Aug (rising)
32	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	63	Jul (peak)
33	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	63	Apr (past peak)
34	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	60	Sep (rising)
35	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	53	Aug (rising)
36	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Mar (past peak)
37	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	45	Aug (rising)
38	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Sep (rising)
39	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Sep (rising)
40	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Jul (peak)
41	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	43	Aug (rising)
42	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	43	Jun (past peak)
43	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	Jun (past peak)
44	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	May (past peak)
45	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	26	Aug (rising)
46	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	24	Jun (past peak)
47	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	22	Aug (rising)
48	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	20	Sep (rising)
49	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	May (past peak)
50	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Apr (past peak)