Butterflies Flying in Louisiana in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Louisiana in April in our iNaturalist sample; 11 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in April

Monarch405 obs.

Pearl Crescent337 obs.

Question Mark323 obs.

Common Buckeye299 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail175 obs.

American Lady174 obs.

Red Admiral164 obs.

Little Wood Satyr145 obs.

American Snout142 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail130 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail116 obs.

Carolina Satyr108 obs.

All butterflies flying in Louisiana in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	405	Oct (rising)
2	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	337	May (rising)
3	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	323	Apr (peak)
4	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	299	Oct (rising)
5	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	175	Apr (peak)
6	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	174	Apr (peak)
7	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	164	Mar (past peak)
8	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	145	Apr (peak)
9	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	142	Apr (peak)
10	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	130	Aug (rising)
11	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	116	Sep (rising)
12	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	108	Mar (past peak)
13	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	105	Apr (peak)
14	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	100	Aug (rising)
15	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	88	Oct (rising)
16	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	Sep (rising)
17	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	77	Aug (rising)
18	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	74	Oct (rising)
19	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	74	Oct (rising)
20	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	67	Oct (rising)
21	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	67	Mar (past peak)
22	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	61	Oct (rising)
23	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	52	Jul (rising)
24	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	52	Apr (peak)
25	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	48	Aug (rising)
26	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	46	May (rising)
27	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Jul (rising)
28	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	37	Apr (peak)
29	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Jun (rising)
30	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Mar (past peak)
31	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	36	Sep (rising)
32	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Mar (past peak)
33	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	May (rising)
34	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Oct (rising)
35	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	29	Apr (peak)
36	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	27	May (rising)
37	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	25	Jul (rising)
38	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	23	Sep (rising)
39	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Mar (past peak)
40	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Apr (peak)
41	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	19	Oct (rising)
42	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	19	Sep (rising)
43	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Sep (rising)
44	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	17	Jul (rising)
45	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (rising)
46	Oak Hairstreak	Satyrium favonius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Apr (peak)
47	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Jun (rising)
48	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	15	Oct (rising)
49	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Aug (rising)
50	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	13	Aug (rising)