Butterflies Flying in Missouri in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Missouri in August in our iNaturalist sample; 15 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in August

Monarch2,075 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,092 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail803 obs.

Common Buckeye795 obs.

Hackberry Emperor663 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper599 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail534 obs.

Black Swallowtail524 obs.

Pearl Crescent483 obs.

Huron Skipper479 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue437 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary418 obs.

All butterflies flying in Missouri in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,075	Sep (rising)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,092	Aug (peak)
3	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	803	Aug (peak)
4	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	795	Sep (rising)
5	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	663	Aug (peak)
6	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	599	Sep (rising)
7	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	534	Jul (past peak)
8	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	524	Sep (rising)
9	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	483	Sep (rising)
10	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	479	Sep (rising)
11	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	437	Sep (rising)
12	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	418	Jun (past peak)
13	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	394	Sep (rising)
14	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	370	Sep (rising)
15	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	324	Sep (rising)
16	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	265	Aug (peak)
17	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	258	Sep (rising)
18	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	247	Aug (peak)
19	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	237	Sep (rising)
20	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	235	Aug (peak)
21	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	199	Aug (peak)
22	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	195	Sep (rising)
23	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	195	Aug (peak)
24	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	194	Apr (past peak)
25	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	163	Aug (peak)
26	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	160	Sep (rising)
27	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	158	Sep (rising)
28	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	157	Aug (peak)
29	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	131	Jul (past peak)
30	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	130	Jul (past peak)
31	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	129	Aug (peak)
32	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Jul (past peak)
33	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	116	Oct (rising)
34	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	80	Jun (past peak)
35	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	79	Jul (past peak)
36	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	77	Aug (peak)
37	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	74	Aug (peak)
38	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	66	Sep (rising)
39	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	63	Aug (peak)
40	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	52	Jul (past peak)
41	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	51	Sep (rising)
42	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	50	Sep (rising)
43	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	May (past peak)
44	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	45	Jul (past peak)
45	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	44	Jun (past peak)
46	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	42	Jul (past peak)
47	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	41	Aug (peak)
48	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	40	Sep (rising)
49	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	40	Oct (rising)
50	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	37	Jul (past peak)