Butterflies Flying in Louisiana in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Louisiana in July in our iNaturalist sample; 7 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 July

Gulf Fritillary461 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail274 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail224 obs.

Fiery Skipper220 obs.

Monarch188 obs.

Viceroy175 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak174 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail170 obs.

Pearl Crescent160 obs.

Gray Hairstreak143 obs.

Horace's Duskywing138 obs.

Clouded Skipper131 obs.

All butterflies flying in Louisiana in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	461	Oct (rising)
2	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	274	Sep (rising)
3	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	224	Aug (rising)
4	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	220	Oct (rising)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	188	Oct (rising)
6	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	175	Sep (rising)
7	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	174	Mar (past peak)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	170	Aug (rising)
9	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	160	May (past peak)
10	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	143	Oct (rising)
11	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	138	Jul (peak)
12	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	131	Oct (rising)
13	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	120	Jul (peak)
14	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	117	Oct (rising)
15	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	114	Apr (past peak)
16	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	106	Aug (rising)
17	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	103	Jun (past peak)
18	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	99	Oct (rising)
19	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	97	Sep (rising)
20	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	96	Jul (peak)
21	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	95	Oct (rising)
22	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	93	Mar (past peak)
23	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	85	Sep (rising)
24	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	75	Apr (past peak)
25	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Mar (past peak)
26	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Jul (peak)
27	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Oct (rising)
28	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	54	Apr (past peak)
29	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	53	Sep (rising)
30	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	43	Oct (rising)
31	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	40	Aug (rising)
32	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Aug (rising)
33	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Oct (rising)
34	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	27	May (past peak)
35	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	27	Sep (rising)
36	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	26	Jul (peak)
37	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Apr (past peak)
38	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	25	Jul (peak)
39	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Mar (past peak)
40	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	23	Aug (rising)
41	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	22	Aug (rising)
42	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	22	Jul (peak)
43	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	22	May (past peak)
44	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Apr (past peak)
45	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	20	Apr (past peak)
46	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Mar (past peak)
47	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Sep (rising)
48	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	18	May (past peak)
49	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Aug (rising)
50	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	14	Oct (rising)