Butterflies Flying in Mississippi in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Mississippi in August in our iNaturalist sample; 15 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 August

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail364 obs.

Gulf Fritillary321 obs.

Monarch178 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail148 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur136 obs.

Hackberry Emperor130 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper125 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper108 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail106 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail106 obs.

Common Buckeye95 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail90 obs.

All butterflies flying in Mississippi in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	364	Aug (peak)
2	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	321	Oct (rising)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	178	Oct (rising)
4	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	148	Aug (peak)
5	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	136	Sep (rising)
6	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	130	Aug (peak)
7	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	125	Aug (peak)
8	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	108	Oct (rising)
9	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	106	Aug (peak)
10	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	106	Aug (peak)
11	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	95	Oct (rising)
12	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	90	Jul (past peak)
13	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	89	Sep (rising)
14	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	88	Aug (peak)
15	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	77	Sep (rising)
16	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	72	Jul (past peak)
17	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	72	Mar (past peak)
18	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	68	Jul (past peak)
19	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Aug (peak)
20	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	61	Oct (rising)
21	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Aug (peak)
22	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	53	May (past peak)
23	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	53	Aug (peak)
24	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Mar (past peak)
25	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Jul (past peak)
26	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	46	Jun (past peak)
27	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	45	Sep (rising)
28	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Oct (rising)
29	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	38	Apr (past peak)
30	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Aug (peak)
31	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Sep (rising)
32	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	32	Oct (rising)
33	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Aug (peak)
34	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	24	Oct (rising)
35	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	23	Aug (peak)
36	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	22	May (past peak)
37	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	21	May (past peak)
38	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	20	Apr (past peak)
39	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Jul (past peak)
40	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Sep (rising)
41	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	18	Aug (peak)
42	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	May (past peak)
43	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	14	Jul (past peak)
44	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	May (past peak)
45	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	13	Aug (peak)
46	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Sep (rising)
47	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	12	Jul (past peak)
48	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Mar (past peak)
49	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Sep (rising)
50	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	8	Jul (past peak)