Butterflies Flying in Louisiana in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Louisiana in August in our iNaturalist sample; 9 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 August

Gulf Fritillary656 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail300 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail253 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper246 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail238 obs.

Monarch222 obs.

Viceroy215 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur183 obs.

Fiery Skipper181 obs.

Clouded Skipper160 obs.

Gray Hairstreak144 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail142 obs.

All butterflies flying in Louisiana in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	656	Oct (rising)
2	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	300	Sep (rising)
3	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	253	Aug (peak)
4	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	246	Oct (rising)
5	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	238	Aug (peak)
6	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	222	Oct (rising)
7	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	215	Sep (rising)
8	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	183	Sep (rising)
9	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	181	Oct (rising)
10	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	160	Oct (rising)
11	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	144	Oct (rising)
12	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	142	Apr (past peak)
13	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	141	May (past peak)
14	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Jun (past peak)
15	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	124	Aug (peak)
16	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	123	Oct (rising)
17	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Jul (past peak)
18	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	113	Oct (rising)
19	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	97	Sep (rising)
20	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Mar (past peak)
21	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Oct (rising)
22	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	78	Mar (past peak)
23	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	73	Jul (past peak)
24	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	72	Aug (peak)
25	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	71	Jul (past peak)
26	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	68	Sep (rising)
27	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	Apr (past peak)
28	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	58	Oct (rising)
29	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	57	Apr (past peak)
30	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Sep (rising)
31	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Mar (past peak)
32	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Jul (past peak)
33	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Aug (peak)
34	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Mar (past peak)
35	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	37	Sep (rising)
36	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	33	Aug (peak)
37	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	30	Aug (peak)
38	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	29	Oct (rising)
39	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Aug (peak)
40	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	25	May (past peak)
41	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Oct (rising)
42	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	24	May (past peak)
43	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	23	Apr (past peak)
44	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Mar (past peak)
45	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Apr (past peak)
46	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	14	Sep (rising)
47	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Jul (past peak)
48	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	13	Aug (peak)
49	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	12	Jul (past peak)
50	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Sep (rising)