Butterflies Flying in Louisiana in November (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Louisiana in November 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 November

Gulf Fritillary507 obs.

Monarch322 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper232 obs.

Common Buckeye205 obs.

Red Admiral113 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur95 obs.

Ocola Skipper86 obs.

Phaon Crescent83 obs.

Fiery Skipper78 obs.

Little Yellow75 obs.

Pearl Crescent73 obs.

Tropical Checkered-Skipper69 obs.

All butterflies flying in Louisiana in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	507	Oct (past peak)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	322	Oct (past peak)
3	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	232	Oct (past peak)
4	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	205	Oct (past peak)
5	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	113	Mar (past peak)
6	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	95	Sep (past peak)
7	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	86	Oct (past peak)
8	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	83	Oct (past peak)
9	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	78	Oct (past peak)
10	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	75	Oct (past peak)
11	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	May (past peak)
12	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	69	Sep (past peak)
13	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Sep (past peak)
14	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	42	Sep (past peak)
15	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	38	Oct (past peak)
16	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Mar (past peak)
17	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Sep (past peak)
18	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Oct (past peak)
19	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	32	Mar (past peak)
20	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	31	Sep (past peak)
21	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Apr (past peak)
22	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Mar (past peak)
23	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	19	Jul (past peak)
24	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	18	Oct (past peak)
25	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Mar (past peak)
26	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	17	Aug (past peak)
27	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Aug (past peak)
28	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Apr (past peak)
29	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Apr (past peak)
30	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Oct (past peak)
31	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	10	Apr (past peak)
32	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	9	Aug (past peak)
33	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Apr (past peak)
34	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Oct (past peak)
35	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Oct (past peak)
36	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Mar (past peak)
37	Dusky-blue Groundstreak	Calycopis isobeon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Oct (past peak)
38	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Apr (past peak)
39	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Oct (past peak)
40	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	4	Oct (past peak)
41	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	4	Apr (past peak)
42	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Oct (past peak)
43	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	3	Aug (past peak)
44	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Jun (past peak)
45	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	3	Jun (past peak)
46	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Sep (past peak)
47	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	3	Oct (past peak)
48	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	3	Oct (past peak)
49	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Oct (past peak)
50	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	May (past peak)