Butterflies Flying in New Jersey in April (46 Species)

46 butterflies were recorded flying in New Jersey 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 Nov

Top butterflies in April

American Lady231 obs.

Small White197 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing197 obs.

Mourning Cloak180 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue171 obs.

Henry's Elfin134 obs.

Eastern Comma117 obs.

Spring Azure101 obs.

Red Admiral99 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail96 obs.

Brown Elfin95 obs.

Eastern Pine Elfin72 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Jersey in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	231	May (rising)
2	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	197	Jul (rising)
3	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	197	Apr (peak)
4	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	180	Mar (past peak)
5	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	171	Sep (rising)
6	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	134	Apr (peak)
7	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Aug (rising)
8	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	101	Apr (peak)
9	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	99	Jul (rising)
10	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	96	Jul (rising)
11	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	95	Apr (peak)
12	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	72	Apr (peak)
13	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	51	Jul (rising)
14	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Jul (rising)
15	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	42	Apr (peak)
16	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	36	Jul (rising)
17	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	30	Apr (peak)
18	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Aug (rising)
19	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	25	Sep (rising)
20	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Aug (rising)
21	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	20	Aug (rising)
22	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Sep (rising)
23	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	19	Aug (rising)
24	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	19	Aug (rising)
25	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	16	Aug (rising)
26	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Sep (rising)
27	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Sep (rising)
28	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Sep (rising)
29	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	5	Aug (rising)
30	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Jul (rising)
31	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (rising)
32	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Aug (rising)
33	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (rising)
34	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
35	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Jul (rising)
36	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
37	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Jul (rising)
38	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1	Jul (rising)
39	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	1	May (rising)
40	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	1	Aug (rising)
41	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	1	Aug (rising)
42	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (rising)
43	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jun (rising)
44	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)
45	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)
46	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	1	Sep (rising)