Butterflies Flying in Nebraska in October (50 Species)

50 butterflies were recorded flying in Nebraska in October in our iNaturalist sample; 3 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 October

Painted Lady252 obs.

Monarch240 obs.

Huron Skipper158 obs.

Orange Sulphur88 obs.

Common Buckeye85 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper59 obs.

Eastern Comma57 obs.

Fiery Skipper55 obs.

Pearl Crescent54 obs.

Variegated Fritillary48 obs.

Dainty Sulphur39 obs.

Red Admiral35 obs.

All butterflies flying in Nebraska in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	252	Sep (past peak)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	240	Aug (past peak)
3	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	158	Aug (past peak)
4	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	88	Sep (past peak)
5	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Aug (past peak)
6	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	59	Jun (past peak)
7	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Jul (past peak)
8	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	55	Sep (past peak)
9	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Aug (past peak)
10	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Jul (past peak)
11	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	39	Sep (past peak)
12	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Jun (past peak)
13	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	32	Jul (past peak)
14	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	31	Jul (past peak)
15	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	31	Aug (past peak)
16	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	24	Aug (past peak)
17	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Sep (past peak)
18	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Jul (past peak)
19	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	16	Aug (past peak)
20	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Oct (peak)
21	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	May (past peak)
22	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Aug (past peak)
23	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Sep (past peak)
24	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Apr (past peak)
25	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (past peak)
26	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jun (past peak)
27	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Jun (past peak)
28	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Sep (past peak)
29	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Jul (past peak)
30	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Sep (past peak)
31	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (past peak)
32	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (past peak)
33	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Aug (past peak)
34	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Jun (past peak)
35	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Oct (peak)
36	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Sep (past peak)
37	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
38	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Oct (peak)
39	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	2	Jul (past peak)
40	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Jul (past peak)
41	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
42	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Apr (past peak)
43	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Mar (past peak)
44	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
45	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
46	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (past peak)
47	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	1	Sep (past peak)
48	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
49	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jun (past peak)
50	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jun (past peak)