Butterflies Flying in Mississippi in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Mississippi in July in our iNaturalist sample; 13 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 July

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail218 obs.

Gulf Fritillary135 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail132 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper115 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail98 obs.

Pearl Crescent92 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail91 obs.

Fiery Skipper91 obs.

Hackberry Emperor86 obs.

Gray Hairstreak78 obs.

Common Buckeye77 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail69 obs.

All butterflies flying in Mississippi in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	218	Aug (rising)
2	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	135	Oct (rising)
3	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	132	Aug (rising)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	115	Aug (rising)
5	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	98	Jul (peak)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Jul (peak)
7	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	91	Aug (rising)
8	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	91	Sep (rising)
9	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	86	Aug (rising)
10	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	78	Jul (peak)
11	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	Oct (rising)
12	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	69	Aug (rising)
13	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	66	Sep (rising)
14	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	61	Jul (peak)
15	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	60	Mar (past peak)
16	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	57	Aug (rising)
17	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Sep (rising)
18	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	49	Aug (rising)
19	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	48	Jun (past peak)
20	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	46	Oct (rising)
21	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	45	May (past peak)
22	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Oct (rising)
23	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Aug (rising)
24	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Apr (past peak)
25	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Oct (rising)
26	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Mar (past peak)
27	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	35	Oct (rising)
28	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	Sep (rising)
29	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	May (past peak)
30	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Jul (peak)
31	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	27	May (past peak)
32	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	27	Jul (peak)
33	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	23	Jul (peak)
34	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	20	May (past peak)
35	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	May (past peak)
36	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Jul (peak)
37	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Aug (rising)
38	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Sep (rising)
39	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	16	Jul (peak)
40	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Sep (rising)
41	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Aug (rising)
42	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	15	Oct (rising)
43	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	13	Jul (peak)
44	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	13	Sep (rising)
45	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Sep (rising)
46	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Jul (peak)
47	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	12	Jul (peak)
48	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	11	Jul (peak)
49	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	9	Jun (past peak)
50	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Sep (rising)