Butterflies Flying in Mississippi in September (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Mississippi in September 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 September

Gulf Fritillary555 obs.

Common Buckeye347 obs.

Monarch202 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur182 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper160 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail153 obs.

Viceroy128 obs.

Hackberry Emperor115 obs.

Fiery Skipper114 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail96 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail95 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail91 obs.

All butterflies flying in Mississippi in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	555	Oct (rising)
2	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	347	Oct (rising)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	202	Oct (rising)
4	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	182	Sep (peak)
5	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	160	Oct (rising)
6	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	153	Aug (past peak)
7	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Sep (peak)
8	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Aug (past peak)
9	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	114	Sep (peak)
10	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	96	Aug (past peak)
11	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	95	Jul (past peak)
12	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	91	Aug (past peak)
13	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	80	Aug (past peak)
14	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	Jul (past peak)
15	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	74	Sep (peak)
16	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	71	Oct (rising)
17	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	66	Mar (past peak)
18	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	63	Jul (past peak)
19	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	60	Aug (past peak)
20	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	Jul (past peak)
21	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	56	Oct (rising)
22	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Oct (rising)
23	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Mar (past peak)
24	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	51	Aug (past peak)
25	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Sep (peak)
26	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Aug (past peak)
27	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Sep (peak)
28	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	28	Oct (rising)
29	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	28	Aug (past peak)
30	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Sep (peak)
31	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	26	May (past peak)
32	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Apr (past peak)
33	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	May (past peak)
34	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Jul (past peak)
35	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Sep (peak)
36	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	19	Jun (past peak)
37	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	16	Sep (peak)
38	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	15	Sep (peak)
39	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Aug (past peak)
40	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Mar (past peak)
41	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	12	Apr (past peak)
42	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	12	Aug (past peak)
43	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Jul (past peak)
44	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Oct (rising)
45	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	May (past peak)
46	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	9	Aug (past peak)
47	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	9	Jul (past peak)
48	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	May (past peak)
49	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Mar (past peak)
50	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	7	Jul (past peak)