Butterfly flight seasons in New York from 118,020 research-grade iNaturalist observations. July has the most activity.
By month
New York butterfly calendar (top 40)
Fewer More observations (relative to each row's peak month)
Activity by month (all species)
Most-photographed butterflies in New York
Monarch
Small White
Silver-spotted Skipper
Black Swallowtail
Red Admiral
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Huron Skipper
Spicebush Swallowtail
Zabulon Skipper
American Lady
Great Spangled Fritillary
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Peck's Skipper
Mourning Cloak
Pearl Crescent
Question Mark
Where to photograph butterflies in New York
Botanical GardenNew York Botanical Garden
Botanical GardenBrooklyn Botanic Garden
State ParkAdirondack Park
Botanical GardenQueens Botanical Garden
State ParkFranklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
Botanical GardenPlanting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
State ParkOlana State Historic Site
State ParkWatkins Glen State Park