Butterflies Flying in New Hampshire in May (54 Species)

54 butterflies were recorded flying in New Hampshire in May in our iNaturalist sample; 8 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 May

Eastern Pine Elfin313 obs.

American Copper240 obs.

Red Admiral230 obs.

American Lady204 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing164 obs.

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail134 obs.

Mourning Cloak126 obs.

Common Ringlet103 obs.

Silvery Blue102 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue99 obs.

Small White97 obs.

Dreamy Duskywing69 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Hampshire in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	313	May (peak)
2	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	240	Jul (rising)
3	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	230	May (peak)
4	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	204	Jul (rising)
5	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	164	May (peak)
6	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	134	Jun (rising)
7	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	126	Apr (past peak)
8	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	103	Jun (rising)
9	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	102	May (peak)
10	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	99	Aug (rising)
11	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	97	Aug (rising)
12	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	69	Jun (rising)
13	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	62	May (peak)
14	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	58	Jul (rising)
15	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Aug (rising)
16	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	46	Jul (rising)
17	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	45	Jun (rising)
18	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	43	Jul (rising)
19	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Jul (rising)
20	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	23	May (peak)
21	Karner Blue	Plebejus samuelis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	Jul (rising)
22	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Aug (rising)
23	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	22	Jun (rising)
24	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	21	May (peak)
25	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	19	Jul (rising)
26	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jul (rising)
27	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	16	Aug (rising)
28	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Aug (rising)
29	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jun (rising)
30	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Aug (rising)
31	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Jun (rising)
32	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jun (rising)
33	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Aug (rising)
34	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jul (rising)
35	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	8	Jun (rising)
36	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	8	Jul (rising)
37	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Aug (rising)
38	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	7	Jul (rising)
39	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Aug (rising)
40	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	7	Jun (rising)
41	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Sep (rising)
42	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Aug (rising)
43	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	6	Aug (rising)
44	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	5	Jun (rising)
45	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	May (peak)
46	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jun (rising)
47	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Aug (rising)
48	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	3	Jul (rising)
49	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Jul (rising)
50	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jun (rising)