39 butterflies were recorded flying in Louisiana in January 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.
Top butterflies in January
Monarch
Gulf Fritillary
Cloudless Sulphur
Common Buckeye
Long-tailed Skipper
Red Admiral
American Snout
Question Mark
Fiery Skipper
Little Yellow
Gray Hairstreak
Great Southern White
All butterflies flying in Louisiana in January
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monarch | Danaus plexippus | Brush-footed Butterflies | 64 | Oct (rising) |
| 2 | Gulf Fritillary | Dione vanillae | Brush-footed Butterflies | 54 | Oct (rising) |
| 3 | Cloudless Sulphur | Phoebis sennae | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 42 | Sep (rising) |
| 4 | Common Buckeye | Junonia coenia | Brush-footed Butterflies | 23 | Oct (rising) |
| 5 | Long-tailed Skipper | Urbanus proteus | Skippers | 21 | Oct (rising) |
| 6 | Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta | Brush-footed Butterflies | 20 | Mar (rising) |
| 7 | American Snout | Libytheana carinenta | Brush-footed Butterflies | 18 | Apr (rising) |
| 8 | Question Mark | Polygonia interrogationis | Brush-footed Butterflies | 12 | Apr (rising) |
| 9 | Fiery Skipper | Hylephila phyleus | Skippers | 11 | Oct (rising) |
| 10 | Little Yellow | Eurema lisa | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 8 | Oct (rising) |
| 11 | Gray Hairstreak | Strymon melinus | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 7 | Oct (rising) |
| 12 | Great Southern White | Ascia monuste | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 6 | Apr (rising) |
| 13 | Pearl Crescent | Phyciodes tharos | Brush-footed Butterflies | 5 | May (rising) |
| 14 | Tropical Checkered-Skipper | Burnsius oileus | Skippers | 5 | Sep (rising) |
| 15 | White Checkered-Skipper | Burnsius albezens | Skippers | 5 | Apr (rising) |
| 16 | Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui | Brush-footed Butterflies | 4 | Sep (rising) |
| 17 | Queen | Danaus gilippus | Brush-footed Butterflies | 4 | Aug (rising) |
| 18 | American Lady | Vanessa virginiensis | Brush-footed Butterflies | 3 | Apr (rising) |
| 19 | Black Swallowtail | Papilio polyxenes | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 3 | May (rising) |
| 20 | Sleepy Orange | Eurema nicippe | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 3 | Sep (rising) |
| 21 | Variegated Fritillary | Euptoieta claudia | Brush-footed Butterflies | 3 | Oct (rising) |
| 22 | Red-banded Hairstreak | Calycopis cecrops | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 23 | Clouded Skipper | Lerema accius | Skippers | 3 | Oct (rising) |
| 24 | White Peacock | Anartia jatrophae | Brush-footed Butterflies | 2 | Oct (rising) |
| 25 | Pipevine Swallowtail | Battus philenor | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 26 | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 2 | Aug (rising) |
| 27 | Ocola Skipper | Panoquina ocola | Skippers | 2 | Oct (rising) |
| 28 | Zebra Longwing | Heliconius charithonia | Brush-footed Butterflies | 1 | Oct (rising) |
| 29 | Small White | Pieris rapae | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 1 | May (rising) |
| 30 | Broad-winged Skipper | Poanes viator | Skippers | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 31 | Spicebush Swallowtail | Papilio troilus | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 1 | Aug (rising) |
| 32 | Orange Sulphur | Colias eurytheme | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 33 | Checkered White | Pontia protodice | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 34 | Great Purple Hairstreak | Atlides halesus | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 1 | Oct (rising) |
| 35 | Funereal Duskywing | Erynnis funeralis | Skippers | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 36 | Carolina Satyr | Hermeuptychia sosybius | Brush-footed Butterflies | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 37 | Phaon Crescent | Phyciodes phaon | Brush-footed Butterflies | 1 | Oct (rising) |
| 38 | White M Hairstreak | Parrhasius m-album | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 39 | Eastern Gemmed-Satyr | Cyllopsis gemma | Brush-footed Butterflies | 1 | Mar (rising) |