Butterflies Flying in Nebraska in April (41 Species)

41 butterflies were recorded flying in Nebraska in April in our iNaturalist sample; 7 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

Top butterflies in April

Red Admiral204 obs.

Painted Lady53 obs.

Small White48 obs.

Mourning Cloak47 obs.

American Lady40 obs.

Eastern Comma40 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail32 obs.

Black Swallowtail28 obs.

Orange Sulphur27 obs.

Pearl Crescent25 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper19 obs.

Common Buckeye18 obs.

All butterflies flying in Nebraska in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	204	Jun (rising)
2	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Sep (rising)
3	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	48	Jul (rising)
4	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	May (rising)
5	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Apr (peak)
6	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Jul (rising)
7	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	32	Aug (rising)
8	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	28	Jul (rising)
9	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	27	Sep (rising)
10	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Aug (rising)
11	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	19	Jun (rising)
12	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Aug (rising)
13	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (rising)
14	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	Aug (rising)
15	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jun (rising)
16	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	May (rising)
17	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Aug (rising)
18	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Apr (peak)
19	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	10	Jun (rising)
20	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Sep (rising)
21	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Sep (rising)
22	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Apr (peak)
23	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (rising)
24	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Jul (rising)
25	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (rising)
26	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Aug (rising)
27	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	May (rising)
28	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	6	Jul (rising)
29	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Apr (peak)
30	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Jun (rising)
31	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	5	Aug (rising)
32	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Apr (peak)
33	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Jun (rising)
34	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	3	Aug (rising)
35	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Apr (peak)
36	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jun (rising)
37	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	1	Jul (rising)
38	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	1	Apr (peak)
39	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jun (rising)
40	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Aug (rising)
41	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Mar (past peak)