Butterflies Flying in Mississippi in February (42 Species)

42 butterflies were recorded flying in Mississippi in February in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 February

Question Mark18 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak18 obs.

Common Buckeye14 obs.

Pearl Crescent14 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur11 obs.

Falcate Orangetip10 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail9 obs.

American Snout7 obs.

Monarch6 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing6 obs.

Black Swallowtail5 obs.

Barred Yellow5 obs.

All butterflies flying in Mississippi in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jul (rising)
2	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Mar (rising)
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Oct (rising)
4	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Jul (rising)
5	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Sep (rising)
6	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Mar (rising)
7	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	9	Aug (rising)
8	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	May (rising)
9	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Oct (rising)
10	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	6	Mar (rising)
11	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Jun (rising)
12	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Jul (rising)
13	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	May (rising)
14	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Aug (rising)
15	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Oct (rising)
16	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Aug (rising)
17	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Jul (rising)
18	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	May (rising)
19	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Aug (rising)
20	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Mar (rising)
21	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Apr (rising)
22	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	2	Sep (rising)
23	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Sep (rising)
24	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
25	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Mar (rising)
26	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	2	Oct (rising)
27	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Jul (rising)
28	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Oct (rising)
29	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	May (rising)
30	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
31	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Mar (rising)
32	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	May (rising)
33	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Jun (rising)
34	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Apr (rising)
35	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1	Aug (rising)
36	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	1	Oct (rising)
37	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Mar (rising)
38	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	1	Jul (rising)
39	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	1	Oct (rising)
40	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	1	Jul (rising)
41	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	1	Sep (rising)
42	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	1	Jul (rising)