Butterflies Flying in Mississippi in May (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Mississippi in May in our iNaturalist sample; 8 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 May

American Lady126 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail99 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail91 obs.

Pearl Crescent90 obs.

Monarch80 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail71 obs.

Common Buckeye69 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper55 obs.

Horace's Duskywing54 obs.

Variegated Fritillary50 obs.

Hackberry Emperor49 obs.

Question Mark46 obs.

All butterflies flying in Mississippi in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	126	May (peak)
2	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	99	Aug (rising)
3	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	91	Aug (rising)
4	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Jul (rising)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Oct (rising)
6	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	71	May (peak)
7	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	69	Oct (rising)
8	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	55	Aug (rising)
9	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	54	May (peak)
10	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Oct (rising)
11	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Aug (rising)
12	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Jul (rising)
13	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	May (peak)
14	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Mar (past peak)
15	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	41	Aug (rising)
16	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	37	May (peak)
17	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Apr (past peak)
18	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	32	Jul (rising)
19	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	32	Mar (past peak)
20	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	29	Sep (rising)
21	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	28	Jul (rising)
22	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	27	Aug (rising)
23	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	23	Aug (rising)
24	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Apr (past peak)
25	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Aug (rising)
26	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	May (peak)
27	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	14	Jun (rising)
28	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	14	Aug (rising)
29	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	May (peak)
30	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	13	Aug (rising)
31	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	13	Aug (rising)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Sep (rising)
33	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Sep (rising)
34	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	11	Jul (rising)
35	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Jun (rising)
36	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Sep (rising)
37	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Aug (rising)
38	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	8	Oct (rising)
39	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	8	Oct (rising)
40	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	8	Jul (rising)
41	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	May (peak)
42	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Jul (rising)
43	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	7	Jul (rising)
44	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Sep (rising)
45	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Aug (rising)
46	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)
47	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Oct (rising)
48	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	5	Apr (past peak)
49	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Sep (rising)
50	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)