Butterflies Flying in New Jersey in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New Jersey in August in our iNaturalist sample; 19 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in August

Monarch3,057 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,363 obs.

Zabulon Skipper1,331 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper1,020 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail1,011 obs.

Huron Skipper960 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak690 obs.

Black Swallowtail635 obs.

Common Buckeye458 obs.

Small White381 obs.

Pearl Crescent368 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue365 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Jersey in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,057	Aug (peak)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,363	Jul (past peak)
3	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	1,331	Aug (peak)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1,020	Aug (peak)
5	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,011	Aug (peak)
6	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	960	Sep (rising)
7	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	690	Aug (peak)
8	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	635	Aug (peak)
9	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	458	Sep (rising)
10	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	381	Jul (past peak)
11	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	368	Jul (past peak)
12	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	365	Sep (rising)
13	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	321	Jul (past peak)
14	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	260	Aug (peak)
15	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	234	Sep (rising)
16	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	224	May (past peak)
17	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	224	Aug (peak)
18	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	219	Jul (past peak)
19	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	197	Aug (peak)
20	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	186	Aug (peak)
21	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	171	Jul (past peak)
22	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	134	Sep (rising)
23	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	134	Sep (rising)
24	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	131	Aug (peak)
25	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	130	Jun (past peak)
26	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	127	Jul (past peak)
27	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	120	Jul (past peak)
28	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	119	Jun (past peak)
29	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	115	Sep (rising)
30	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	114	Aug (peak)
31	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	109	Aug (peak)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	104	Sep (rising)
33	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Aug (peak)
34	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	77	Aug (peak)
35	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	71	Jul (past peak)
36	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	59	Aug (peak)
37	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	56	Jul (past peak)
38	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Jul (past peak)
39	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	54	Jul (past peak)
40	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	53	Sep (rising)
41	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	49	Aug (peak)
42	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	46	Jul (past peak)
43	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	44	Aug (peak)
44	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	41	Sep (rising)
45	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	39	Jul (past peak)
46	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	34	Jul (past peak)
47	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	32	Aug (peak)
48	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	32	Sep (rising)
49	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	30	Oct (rising)
50	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Jul (past peak)