Butterflies Flying in Michigan in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Michigan in July in our iNaturalist sample; 25 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in July

Monarch4,176 obs.

Red Admiral878 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail876 obs.

Black Swallowtail847 obs.

Northern Pearly-eye757 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper663 obs.

Red-spotted Admiral592 obs.

Small White588 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail569 obs.

Viceroy465 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph440 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary433 obs.

All butterflies flying in Michigan in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4,176	Aug (rising)
2	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	878	Jul (peak)
3	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	876	Aug (rising)
4	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	847	Jul (peak)
5	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	757	Jul (peak)
6	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	663	Aug (rising)
7	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	592	Jul (peak)
8	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	588	Aug (rising)
9	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	569	Aug (rising)
10	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	465	Aug (rising)
11	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	440	Jul (peak)
12	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	433	Jul (peak)
13	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	425	Jul (peak)
14	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	414	Aug (rising)
15	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	347	Jul (peak)
16	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	319	Apr (past peak)
17	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	300	Jul (peak)
18	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	284	Jul (peak)
19	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	263	Jul (peak)
20	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	262	Jul (peak)
21	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	261	Jul (peak)
22	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	256	Jun (past peak)
23	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	232	Jun (past peak)
24	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	232	Aug (rising)
25	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	219	Jul (peak)
26	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	196	Jun (past peak)
27	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	182	Jul (peak)
28	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	181	Aug (rising)
29	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	172	Aug (rising)
30	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	167	Jul (peak)
31	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	149	Jul (peak)
32	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	142	Jul (peak)
33	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	142	Jul (peak)
34	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	109	Sep (rising)
35	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	109	Aug (rising)
36	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	108	Aug (rising)
37	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	99	Jun (past peak)
38	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	93	Jul (peak)
39	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	87	Sep (rising)
40	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	74	Jul (peak)
41	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	72	Jul (peak)
42	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	69	Jul (peak)
43	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jun (past peak)
44	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jun (past peak)
45	Karner Blue	Plebejus samuelis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	66	Jul (peak)
46	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	61	Aug (rising)
47	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	59	Aug (rising)
48	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Jun (past peak)
49	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Aug (rising)
50	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Jul (peak)