Butterflies Flying in Missouri in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Missouri in July 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.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in July

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail888 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail674 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail647 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper603 obs.

Monarch582 obs.

Hackberry Emperor500 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue429 obs.

Pearl Crescent412 obs.

Common Buckeye410 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary392 obs.

Huron Skipper366 obs.

Black Swallowtail291 obs.

All butterflies flying in Missouri in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	888	Aug (rising)
2	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	674	Jul (peak)
3	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	647	Aug (rising)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	603	Sep (rising)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	582	Sep (rising)
6	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	500	Aug (rising)
7	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	429	Sep (rising)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	412	Sep (rising)
9	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	410	Sep (rising)
10	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	392	Jun (past peak)
11	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	366	Sep (rising)
12	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	291	Sep (rising)
13	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	291	Jul (peak)
14	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	273	Apr (past peak)
15	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	232	Aug (rising)
16	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	217	Jun (past peak)
17	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	210	Sep (rising)
18	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	207	Sep (rising)
19	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	203	Aug (rising)
20	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	170	Jul (peak)
21	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	151	Aug (rising)
22	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	149	Aug (rising)
23	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	146	Aug (rising)
24	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	144	Sep (rising)
25	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	144	Jul (peak)
26	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	135	Sep (rising)
27	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	May (past peak)
28	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	114	Jul (peak)
29	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	100	Sep (rising)
30	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	100	Aug (rising)
31	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	98	May (past peak)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	97	Sep (rising)
33	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	93	Sep (rising)
34	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	92	Oct (rising)
35	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	77	Jul (peak)
36	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	71	Jul (peak)
37	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	68	Jul (peak)
38	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	63	Aug (rising)
39	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	62	Sep (rising)
40	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	62	Sep (rising)
41	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Sep (rising)
42	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	57	Sep (rising)
43	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	56	Jun (past peak)
44	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Aug (rising)
45	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	48	Sep (rising)
46	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	37	Jul (peak)
47	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	34	Oct (rising)
48	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Aug (rising)
49	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Apr (past peak)
50	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	26	Jul (peak)