Butterflies Flying in Louisiana in March (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Louisiana in March in our iNaturalist sample; 12 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 March

Monarch284 obs.

Pearl Crescent267 obs.

Carolina Satyr194 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak190 obs.

Red Admiral181 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail165 obs.

Question Mark154 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail129 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail126 obs.

Little Wood Satyr117 obs.

Common Buckeye107 obs.

Falcate Orangetip92 obs.

All butterflies flying in Louisiana in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	284	Oct (rising)
2	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	267	May (rising)
3	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	194	Mar (peak)
4	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	190	Mar (peak)
5	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	181	Mar (peak)
6	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	165	Aug (rising)
7	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	154	Apr (rising)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	129	Aug (rising)
9	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	126	Sep (rising)
10	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Apr (rising)
11	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	107	Oct (rising)
12	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	92	Mar (peak)
13	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	91	Aug (rising)
14	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Apr (rising)
15	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	70	Apr (rising)
16	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	70	Oct (rising)
17	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	69	Oct (rising)
18	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	61	Mar (peak)
19	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Mar (peak)
20	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	59	Sep (rising)
21	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Mar (peak)
22	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	55	Apr (rising)
23	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	55	May (rising)
24	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Apr (rising)
25	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Mar (peak)
26	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	39	Oct (rising)
27	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	38	Oct (rising)
28	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	34	Oct (rising)
29	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	May (rising)
30	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Sep (rising)
31	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Jul (rising)
32	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	25	Sep (rising)
33	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	20	Jul (rising)
34	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	20	Oct (rising)
35	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Apr (rising)
36	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Mar (peak)
37	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	16	Aug (rising)
38	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	14	Aug (rising)
39	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Mar (peak)
40	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Mar (peak)
41	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Sep (rising)
42	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Oct (rising)
43	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	10	May (rising)
44	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	8	Jul (rising)
45	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	8	Apr (rising)
46	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	May (rising)
47	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	7	Mar (peak)
48	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	7	Oct (rising)
49	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	7	Apr (rising)
50	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	5	Jun (rising)