Butterflies Flying in Mississippi in October (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Mississippi in October in our iNaturalist sample; 10 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 October

Gulf Fritillary581 obs.

Common Buckeye365 obs.

Monarch317 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper220 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur113 obs.

Fiery Skipper105 obs.

Clouded Skipper87 obs.

Ocola Skipper85 obs.

Pearl Crescent80 obs.

Viceroy70 obs.

Variegated Fritillary58 obs.

Question Mark55 obs.

All butterflies flying in Mississippi in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	581	Oct (peak)
2	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	365	Oct (peak)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	317	Oct (peak)
4	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	220	Oct (peak)
5	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	113	Sep (past peak)
6	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	105	Sep (past peak)
7	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	87	Oct (peak)
8	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	85	Oct (peak)
9	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Jul (past peak)
10	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	Sep (past peak)
11	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Oct (peak)
12	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Jul (past peak)
13	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	49	Mar (past peak)
14	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	36	Jul (past peak)
15	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Sep (past peak)
16	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Mar (past peak)
17	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	33	Oct (peak)
18	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	32	Aug (past peak)
19	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	29	Sep (past peak)
20	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	29	Aug (past peak)
21	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Sep (past peak)
22	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	21	Aug (past peak)
23	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	19	Jul (past peak)
24	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Aug (past peak)
25	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	May (past peak)
26	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Sep (past peak)
27	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	16	Oct (peak)
28	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Apr (past peak)
29	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	15	Aug (past peak)
30	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Oct (peak)
31	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	13	Jul (past peak)
32	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Mar (past peak)
33	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Sep (past peak)
34	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Aug (past peak)
35	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	May (past peak)
36	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	11	Aug (past peak)
37	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	11	Sep (past peak)
38	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	11	Aug (past peak)
39	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	7	Aug (past peak)
40	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	7	Aug (past peak)
41	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Jun (past peak)
42	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	May (past peak)
43	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Jul (past peak)
44	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Mar (past peak)
45	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	6	Jul (past peak)
46	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	5	May (past peak)
47	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (past peak)
48	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Jul (past peak)
49	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	5	Aug (past peak)
50	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Aug (past peak)