Butterflies Flying in Kentucky in November (39 Species)

39 butterflies were recorded flying in Kentucky in November in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 November

Common Buckeye73 obs.

Variegated Fritillary62 obs.

Monarch38 obs.

Painted Lady35 obs.

Huron Skipper25 obs.

Gulf Fritillary22 obs.

Fiery Skipper21 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper20 obs.

Orange Sulphur18 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur17 obs.

Eastern Comma15 obs.

Small White15 obs.

All butterflies flying in Kentucky in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Sep (past peak)
2	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Sep (past peak)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	38	Aug (past peak)
4	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Sep (past peak)
5	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	25	Sep (past peak)
6	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Sep (past peak)
7	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	21	Sep (past peak)
8	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	20	Oct (past peak)
9	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	18	Jul (past peak)
10	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Aug (past peak)
11	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Mar (past peak)
12	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	15	Jul (past peak)
13	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Sep (past peak)
14	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Aug (past peak)
15	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Aug (past peak)
16	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (past peak)
17	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jul (past peak)
18	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Aug (past peak)
19	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	5	Sep (past peak)
20	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Sep (past peak)
21	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Jul (past peak)
22	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Aug (past peak)
23	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Mar (past peak)
24	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Jul (past peak)
25	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	3	Jul (past peak)
26	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	May (past peak)
27	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Jul (past peak)
28	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Sep (past peak)
29	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
30	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
31	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
32	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	2	Oct (past peak)
33	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Aug (past peak)
34	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (past peak)
35	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
36	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
37	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
38	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jun (past peak)
39	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	1	Jul (past peak)