Butterflies Flying in Minnesota in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Minnesota in July in our iNaturalist sample; 22 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

Top butterflies in July

Monarch3,626 obs.

Red Admiral1,204 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,137 obs.

Northern Pearly-eye712 obs.

Black Swallowtail625 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary541 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph517 obs.

Small White476 obs.

Peck's Skipper445 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper372 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue353 obs.

Mourning Cloak346 obs.

All butterflies flying in Minnesota in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,626	Aug (rising)
2	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,204	Jul (peak)
3	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,137	Aug (rising)
4	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	712	Jul (peak)
5	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	625	Jul (peak)
6	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	541	Jul (peak)
7	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	517	Jul (peak)
8	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	476	Aug (rising)
9	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	445	Aug (rising)
10	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	372	Jul (peak)
11	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	353	Aug (rising)
12	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	346	Jun (past peak)
13	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	329	Jun (past peak)
14	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	308	Jul (peak)
15	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	284	Aug (rising)
16	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	266	Aug (rising)
17	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	263	Jun (past peak)
18	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	262	Jun (past peak)
19	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	249	Sep (rising)
20	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	240	Jul (peak)
21	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	230	Jul (peak)
22	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	226	Jul (peak)
23	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	207	Jun (past peak)
24	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	184	Jul (peak)
25	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	179	Jul (peak)
26	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	174	Jun (past peak)
27	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	160	Jul (peak)
28	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	156	Sep (rising)
29	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	152	Jun (past peak)
30	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	141	Jul (peak)
31	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	135	Aug (rising)
32	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	124	Jul (peak)
33	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	120	Jun (past peak)
34	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	101	Jul (peak)
35	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	100	Jul (peak)
36	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	99	Sep (rising)
37	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	95	Jun (past peak)
38	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Jul (peak)
39	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Jun (past peak)
40	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	87	Sep (rising)
41	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	87	Jul (peak)
42	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Jul (peak)
43	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	66	Aug (rising)
44	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Jun (past peak)
45	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Jul (peak)
46	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	53	Jun (past peak)
47	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Jul (peak)
48	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Jun (past peak)
49	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	48	Jun (past peak)
50	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Jun (past peak)