Butterflies Flying in New Jersey in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New Jersey in July in our iNaturalist sample; 18 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 July

Monarch2,096 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,714 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper838 obs.

Huron Skipper814 obs.

Small White754 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail722 obs.

Black Swallowtail578 obs.

Red Admiral558 obs.

Peck's Skipper475 obs.

Pearl Crescent386 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue332 obs.

Horace's Duskywing325 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Jersey in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,096	Aug (rising)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,714	Jul (peak)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	838	Aug (rising)
4	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	814	Sep (rising)
5	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	754	Jul (peak)
6	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	722	Aug (rising)
7	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	578	Aug (rising)
8	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	558	Jul (peak)
9	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	475	Jul (peak)
10	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	386	Jul (peak)
11	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	332	Sep (rising)
12	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	325	Jul (peak)
13	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	316	Jul (peak)
14	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	270	May (past peak)
15	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	237	Jun (past peak)
16	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	219	Jun (past peak)
17	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	216	Aug (rising)
18	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	215	Jul (peak)
19	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	206	Sep (rising)
20	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	204	Aug (rising)
21	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	190	Aug (rising)
22	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	180	Aug (rising)
23	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	167	Aug (rising)
24	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	160	Aug (rising)
25	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	144	Jun (past peak)
26	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	126	Sep (rising)
27	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	108	Jul (peak)
28	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	102	Sep (rising)
29	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	99	Aug (rising)
30	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	98	Jul (peak)
31	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	92	Jul (peak)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	88	Sep (rising)
33	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Sep (rising)
34	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	77	Jul (peak)
35	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	65	Aug (rising)
36	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	Jul (peak)
37	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	65	Jun (past peak)
38	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Aug (rising)
39	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Jul (peak)
40	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	60	Jul (peak)
41	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	59	Jul (peak)
42	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	56	Aug (rising)
43	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	50	Jul (peak)
44	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	42	Jun (past peak)
45	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Mar (past peak)
46	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	39	Jul (peak)
47	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	37	Sep (rising)
48	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Aug (rising)
49	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Sep (rising)
50	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	Jun (past peak)