Butterflies Flying in Missouri in November (39 Species)

39 butterflies were recorded flying in Missouri in November in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 November

Common Buckeye126 obs.

Fiery Skipper64 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper61 obs.

Painted Lady52 obs.

Orange Sulphur43 obs.

Huron Skipper41 obs.

Eastern Comma36 obs.

Dainty Sulphur35 obs.

Small White34 obs.

Variegated Fritillary33 obs.

Monarch30 obs.

Checkered White23 obs.

All butterflies flying in Missouri in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	126	Sep (past peak)
2	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	64	Sep (past peak)
3	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	61	Oct (past peak)
4	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Sep (past peak)
5	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	43	Oct (past peak)
6	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	41	Sep (past peak)
7	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Sep (past peak)
8	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	35	Sep (past peak)
9	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	34	Sep (past peak)
10	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Sep (past peak)
11	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Sep (past peak)
12	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	23	Jul (past peak)
13	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	20	Sep (past peak)
14	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Sep (past peak)
15	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	12	Sep (past peak)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Aug (past peak)
17	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Apr (past peak)
18	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	May (past peak)
19	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Sep (past peak)
20	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Aug (past peak)
21	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	6	Oct (past peak)
22	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Apr (past peak)
23	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (past peak)
24	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Aug (past peak)
25	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Sep (past peak)
26	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Mar (past peak)
27	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Jul (past peak)
28	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Aug (past peak)
29	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Mar (past peak)
30	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jul (past peak)
31	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
33	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (past peak)
34	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Sep (past peak)
35	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
36	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jun (past peak)
37	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Sep (past peak)
38	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Sep (past peak)
39	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	1	Sep (past peak)