Butterflies Flying in New Hampshire in October (41 Species)

41 butterflies were recorded flying in New Hampshire in October 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.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in October

Monarch233 obs.

American Lady136 obs.

Clouded Sulphur112 obs.

Small White71 obs.

American Copper58 obs.

Orange Sulphur43 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue25 obs.

Painted Lady22 obs.

Mourning Cloak18 obs.

Milbert's Tortoiseshell17 obs.

Eastern Comma15 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary13 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Hampshire in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	233	Aug (past peak)
2	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	136	Jul (past peak)
3	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	112	Jul (past peak)
4	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	71	Aug (past peak)
5	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	58	Jul (past peak)
6	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	43	Sep (past peak)
7	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	25	Aug (past peak)
8	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Aug (past peak)
9	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Apr (past peak)
10	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Aug (past peak)
11	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jul (past peak)
12	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jul (past peak)
13	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	May (past peak)
14	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	10	Sep (past peak)
15	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Jun (past peak)
16	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Aug (past peak)
17	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Jul (past peak)
18	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	7	Jul (past peak)
19	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	7	Aug (past peak)
20	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Sep (past peak)
21	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Aug (past peak)
22	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jul (past peak)
23	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Aug (past peak)
24	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (past peak)
25	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Aug (past peak)
26	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Jul (past peak)
27	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
28	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	2	Sep (past peak)
29	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1	Jul (past peak)
30	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Jun (past peak)
31	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	1	May (past peak)
32	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
33	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Aug (past peak)
34	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jun (past peak)
35	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
36	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jun (past peak)
37	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Aug (past peak)
38	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
39	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
40	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	1	Sep (past peak)
41	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)