Butterflies Flying in New Hampshire in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New Hampshire in July in our iNaturalist sample; 25 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in July

Monarch1,278 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary841 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper809 obs.

Dun Skipper497 obs.

American Copper483 obs.

American Lady452 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph392 obs.

Atlantis Fritillary367 obs.

Northern Pearly-eye357 obs.

Northern Broken-Dash318 obs.

Small White300 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue264 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Hampshire in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,278	Aug (rising)
2	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	841	Jul (peak)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	809	Jul (peak)
4	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	497	Jul (peak)
5	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	483	Jul (peak)
6	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	452	Jul (peak)
7	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	392	Jul (peak)
8	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	367	Jul (peak)
9	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	357	Jul (peak)
10	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	318	Jul (peak)
11	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	300	Aug (rising)
12	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	264	Aug (rising)
13	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	264	Jun (past peak)
14	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	262	Jul (peak)
15	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	231	Jul (peak)
16	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	207	Jul (peak)
17	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	192	Aug (rising)
18	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	186	May (past peak)
19	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	184	Jun (past peak)
20	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	179	Jul (peak)
21	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	176	Jul (peak)
22	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	167	Jul (peak)
23	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	164	Jul (peak)
24	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	143	Jul (peak)
25	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	134	Jun (past peak)
26	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	128	Jul (peak)
27	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	126	Jul (peak)
28	Karner Blue	Plebejus samuelis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	125	Jul (peak)
29	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Aug (rising)
30	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	100	Jun (past peak)
31	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	95	Jul (peak)
32	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	86	Jun (past peak)
33	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	83	Jun (past peak)
34	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	82	Jun (past peak)
35	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	81	Jul (peak)
36	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Apr (past peak)
37	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Aug (rising)
38	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	74	Jun (past peak)
39	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	71	Jun (past peak)
40	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Jul (peak)
41	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jul (peak)
42	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	66	Aug (rising)
43	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	63	Jul (peak)
44	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	58	Jun (past peak)
45	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	47	Sep (rising)
46	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Aug (rising)
47	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Aug (rising)
48	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	25	Jun (past peak)
49	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	24	Aug (rising)
50	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Aug (rising)