Butterflies Flying in Mississippi in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Mississippi in April in our iNaturalist sample; 6 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in April

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail144 obs.

Monarch131 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail97 obs.

Common Buckeye78 obs.

American Lady76 obs.

Pearl Crescent74 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail59 obs.

Little Wood Satyr54 obs.

Carolina Satyr54 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper53 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail43 obs.

Question Mark42 obs.

All butterflies flying in Mississippi in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	144	Aug (rising)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	131	Oct (rising)
3	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	97	Jul (rising)
4	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	Oct (rising)
5	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	May (rising)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	74	Jul (rising)
7	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	59	Aug (rising)
8	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Apr (peak)
9	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Mar (past peak)
10	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	53	Aug (rising)
11	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	43	May (rising)
12	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Jul (rising)
13	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Apr (peak)
14	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Oct (rising)
15	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	33	Aug (rising)
16	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	May (rising)
17	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	26	May (rising)
18	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Sep (rising)
19	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	24	Aug (rising)
20	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	Mar (past peak)
21	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	22	Aug (rising)
22	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	22	Apr (peak)
23	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Mar (past peak)
24	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Aug (rising)
25	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Sep (rising)
26	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	15	Oct (rising)
27	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	13	Sep (rising)
28	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Aug (rising)
29	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Mar (past peak)
30	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	13	Aug (rising)
31	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Aug (rising)
32	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Sep (rising)
33	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Jul (rising)
34	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Jun (rising)
35	Oak Hairstreak	Satyrium favonius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Apr (peak)
36	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	10	Apr (peak)
37	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	10	Jul (rising)
38	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	9	Aug (rising)
39	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	9	Jun (rising)
40	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	9	Jul (rising)
41	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	May (rising)
42	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	6	May (rising)
43	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	6	Jul (rising)
44	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Aug (rising)
45	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Oct (rising)
46	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	May (rising)
47	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Apr (peak)
48	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)
49	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jun (rising)
50	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	5	Jul (rising)