Butterflies Flying in New Jersey in October (56 Species)

56 butterflies were recorded flying in New Jersey in October in our iNaturalist sample; 2 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 October

Monarch1,224 obs.

Common Buckeye724 obs.

Huron Skipper288 obs.

Small White216 obs.

American Lady193 obs.

Red Admiral163 obs.

Orange Sulphur146 obs.

Painted Lady136 obs.

Variegated Fritillary131 obs.

Black Swallowtail126 obs.

Fiery Skipper118 obs.

Pearl Crescent99 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Jersey in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,224	Aug (past peak)
2	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	724	Sep (past peak)
3	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	288	Sep (past peak)
4	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	216	Jul (past peak)
5	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	193	May (past peak)
6	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	163	Jul (past peak)
7	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	146	Sep (past peak)
8	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	136	Sep (past peak)
9	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	131	Aug (past peak)
10	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	126	Aug (past peak)
11	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	118	Sep (past peak)
12	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	99	Jul (past peak)
13	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	88	Sep (past peak)
14	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	85	Sep (past peak)
15	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	83	Sep (past peak)
16	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	78	Aug (past peak)
17	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	Aug (past peak)
18	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	76	Oct (peak)
19	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	68	Aug (past peak)
20	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	67	Sep (past peak)
21	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	64	Sep (past peak)
22	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Sep (past peak)
23	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Mar (past peak)
24	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	35	Jul (past peak)
25	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	29	Aug (past peak)
26	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	25	Aug (past peak)
27	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Sep (past peak)
28	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Jul (past peak)
29	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	22	Jul (past peak)
30	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	22	Sep (past peak)
31	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	22	Jul (past peak)
32	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	21	Jul (past peak)
33	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Aug (past peak)
34	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	13	Sep (past peak)
35	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jul (past peak)
36	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	10	Jul (past peak)
37	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	9	Jul (past peak)
38	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	8	Aug (past peak)
39	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jun (past peak)
40	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Jun (past peak)
41	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	4	Aug (past peak)
42	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Oct (peak)
43	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	3	Jul (past peak)
44	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Sep (past peak)
45	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Aug (past peak)
46	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	3	Aug (past peak)
47	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Jul (past peak)
48	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Aug (past peak)
49	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jun (past peak)
50	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jun (past peak)