Butterfly flight seasons in Minnesota from 58,987 research-grade iNaturalist observations. July has the most activity.
By month
Minnesota butterfly calendar (top 40)
Fewer More observations (relative to each row's peak month)
Activity by month (all species)
Most-photographed butterflies in Minnesota
Monarch
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Red Admiral
Painted Lady
Black Swallowtail
Mourning Cloak
Small White
Peck's Skipper
Great Spangled Fritillary
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Eastern Comma
Viceroy
Northern Pearly-eye
American Lady
Hobomok Skipper
Hackberry Emperor
Where to photograph butterflies in Minnesota
Botanical GardenUniversity of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
State ParkItasca State Park
State ParkJudge C. R. Magney State Park
State ParkFlandrau State Park
State ParkUpper Sioux Agency State Park
State ParkBear Head Lake State Park
State ParkLake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
State ParkSplit Rock Lighthouse State Park