Butterflies Flying in Missouri in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Missouri in April 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.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in April

Zebra Swallowtail375 obs.

Red Admiral349 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail332 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue286 obs.

Pearl Crescent268 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail218 obs.

Monarch137 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing126 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail119 obs.

Falcate Orangetip112 obs.

Goatweed Leafwing110 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper108 obs.

All butterflies flying in Missouri in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	375	Jun (rising)
2	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	349	Apr (peak)
3	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	332	Aug (rising)
4	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	286	Sep (rising)
5	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	268	Sep (rising)
6	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	218	Jul (rising)
7	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	137	Sep (rising)
8	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	126	Apr (peak)
9	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	119	Aug (rising)
10	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	112	Apr (peak)
11	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	110	Apr (peak)
12	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	108	Sep (rising)
13	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	93	May (rising)
14	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Sep (rising)
15	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	79	Aug (rising)
16	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	78	Aug (rising)
17	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	68	Sep (rising)
18	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	66	Sep (rising)
19	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	66	Apr (peak)
20	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	55	Apr (peak)
21	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	48	Aug (rising)
22	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	44	Sep (rising)
23	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	41	Sep (rising)
24	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Mar (past peak)
25	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	38	Sep (rising)
26	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Mar (past peak)
27	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Sep (rising)
28	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	31	Oct (rising)
29	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	23	Apr (peak)
30	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Sep (rising)
31	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	May (rising)
32	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Aug (rising)
33	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jun (rising)
34	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Mar (past peak)
35	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Jul (rising)
36	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	13	Oct (rising)
37	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	12	Jul (rising)
38	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Sep (rising)
39	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Sep (rising)
40	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Aug (rising)
41	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Sep (rising)
42	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	6	Jul (rising)
43	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (rising)
44	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	May (rising)
45	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Aug (rising)
46	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	5	Sep (rising)
47	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Apr (peak)
48	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	5	Aug (rising)
49	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Aug (rising)
50	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jul (rising)