Butterflies Flying in Mississippi in March (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Mississippi in March in our iNaturalist sample; 7 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 March

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail272 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak101 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail92 obs.

Pearl Crescent88 obs.

Monarch76 obs.

Carolina Satyr73 obs.

Falcate Orangetip60 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail59 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper59 obs.

Question Mark48 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing44 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail39 obs.

All butterflies flying in Mississippi in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	272	Aug (rising)
2	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	101	Mar (peak)
3	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	92	Jul (rising)
4	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	88	Jul (rising)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Oct (rising)
6	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Mar (peak)
7	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	60	Mar (peak)
8	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	59	Aug (rising)
9	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	59	Aug (rising)
10	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Jul (rising)
11	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	44	Mar (peak)
12	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	39	Aug (rising)
13	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Oct (rising)
14	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	May (rising)
15	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Apr (rising)
16	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	31	May (rising)
17	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	29	Sep (rising)
18	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	23	Aug (rising)
19	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	21	May (rising)
20	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Aug (rising)
21	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Mar (peak)
22	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Mar (peak)
23	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	17	Sep (rising)
24	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Sep (rising)
25	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Apr (rising)
26	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	14	Jun (rising)
27	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Mar (peak)
28	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	9	Jun (rising)
29	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	May (rising)
30	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Oct (rising)
31	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	9	Oct (rising)
32	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	May (rising)
33	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Aug (rising)
34	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	8	Oct (rising)
35	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Jun (rising)
36	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Aug (rising)
37	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	5	Apr (rising)
38	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
39	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Oct (rising)
40	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Jul (rising)
41	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	3	Jul (rising)
42	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	3	Jul (rising)
43	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	3	Jul (rising)
44	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	2	May (rising)
45	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	May (rising)
46	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	2	Jul (rising)
47	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Apr (rising)
48	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Apr (rising)
49	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
50	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)