Butterflies Flying in Maryland in November (40 Species)

40 butterflies were recorded flying in Maryland 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.

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Top butterflies in November

Common Buckeye282 obs.

Variegated Fritillary153 obs.

Orange Sulphur54 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper49 obs.

Black Swallowtail41 obs.

Pearl Crescent35 obs.

Painted Lady33 obs.

All butterflies flying in Maryland in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	282	Sep (past peak)
2	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	153	Sep (past peak)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	93	Aug (past peak)
4	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	78	Sep (past peak)
5	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Apr (past peak)
6	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	71	Jun (past peak)
7	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	59	Sep (past peak)
8	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Sep (past peak)
9	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	49	Oct (past peak)
10	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	41	Aug (past peak)
11	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Sep (past peak)
12	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Sep (past peak)
13	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	May (past peak)
14	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Sep (past peak)
15	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (past peak)
16	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Sep (past peak)
17	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Aug (past peak)
18	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	13	Aug (past peak)
19	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Jul (past peak)
20	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Aug (past peak)
21	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	11	Oct (past peak)
22	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	8	Aug (past peak)
23	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Jun (past peak)
24	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Aug (past peak)
25	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	5	Sep (past peak)
26	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Sep (past peak)
27	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Mar (past peak)
28	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	4	Sep (past peak)
29	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	4	Aug (past peak)
30	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Jul (past peak)
31	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Jun (past peak)
32	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	2	Sep (past peak)
33	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
34	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
35	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Apr (past peak)
36	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
37	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
38	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Sep (past peak)
39	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Sep (past peak)
40	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)