Butterflies Flying in Louisiana in February (55 Species)

55 butterflies were recorded flying in Louisiana in February 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.

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

Top butterflies in February

Question Mark66 obs.

Common Buckeye65 obs.

Red Admiral59 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak48 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur41 obs.

Pearl Crescent39 obs.

Monarch38 obs.

Falcate Orangetip33 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail27 obs.

Carolina Satyr22 obs.

Fiery Skipper21 obs.

Gulf Fritillary18 obs.

All butterflies flying in Louisiana in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Apr (rising)
2	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	Oct (rising)
3	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	Mar (rising)
4	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	48	Mar (rising)
5	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	41	Sep (rising)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	May (rising)
7	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	38	Oct (rising)
8	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	Mar (rising)
9	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	27	Sep (rising)
10	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Mar (rising)
11	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	21	Oct (rising)
12	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Oct (rising)
13	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Apr (rising)
14	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	15	Aug (rising)
15	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	14	Aug (rising)
16	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	13	Mar (rising)
17	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Oct (rising)
18	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Oct (rising)
19	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	10	Aug (rising)
20	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	9	Apr (rising)
21	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Sep (rising)
22	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Mar (rising)
23	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Apr (rising)
24	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	7	Oct (rising)
25	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Mar (rising)
26	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	7	Sep (rising)
27	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	5	Oct (rising)
28	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	4	Jul (rising)
29	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Oct (rising)
30	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Mar (rising)
31	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Oct (rising)
32	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	May (rising)
33	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
34	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Apr (rising)
35	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	May (rising)
36	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	May (rising)
37	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	3	Apr (rising)
38	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	3	Aug (rising)
39	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
40	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	2	Apr (rising)
41	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Mar (rising)
42	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Apr (rising)
43	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Sep (rising)
44	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	2	Oct (rising)
45	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Mar (rising)
46	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	1	Aug (rising)
47	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)
48	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Jun (rising)
49	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	1	Jun (rising)
50	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Jul (rising)