Butterflies Flying in Mississippi in November (47 Species)

47 butterflies were recorded flying in Mississippi in November 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 November

Gulf Fritillary194 obs.

Monarch174 obs.

Common Buckeye108 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper50 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur44 obs.

Fiery Skipper33 obs.

Ocola Skipper30 obs.

Pearl Crescent29 obs.

Painted Lady21 obs.

Little Yellow21 obs.

Tropical Checkered-Skipper20 obs.

Sleepy Orange19 obs.

All butterflies flying in Mississippi in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	194	Oct (past peak)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	174	Oct (past peak)
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	108	Oct (past peak)
4	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	50	Oct (past peak)
5	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	44	Sep (past peak)
6	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	33	Sep (past peak)
7	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	30	Oct (past peak)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Jul (past peak)
9	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Sep (past peak)
10	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Sep (past peak)
11	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	20	Oct (past peak)
12	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Aug (past peak)
13	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Sep (past peak)
14	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (past peak)
15	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Oct (past peak)
16	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Sep (past peak)
17	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Sep (past peak)
18	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	12	Oct (past peak)
19	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Mar (past peak)
20	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	10	Oct (past peak)
21	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Apr (past peak)
22	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	May (past peak)
23	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Oct (past peak)
24	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Mar (past peak)
25	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	May (past peak)
26	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Jun (past peak)
27	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jul (past peak)
28	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Sep (past peak)
29	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Aug (past peak)
30	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Jul (past peak)
31	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Mar (past peak)
32	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	4	Sep (past peak)
33	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Aug (past peak)
34	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Jun (past peak)
35	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Aug (past peak)
36	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Mar (past peak)
37	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	3	Jul (past peak)
38	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
39	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (past peak)
40	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	2	Jul (past peak)
41	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Jul (past peak)
42	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (past peak)
43	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	2	Jul (past peak)
44	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	May (past peak)
45	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Jun (past peak)
46	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	May (past peak)
47	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Jul (past peak)