Butterflies Flying in New York in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New York in July in our iNaturalist sample; 26 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in July

Monarch4,745 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper2,064 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail2,042 obs.

Small White2,028 obs.

Red Admiral1,712 obs.

Black Swallowtail1,560 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary1,098 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail980 obs.

Pearl Crescent654 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph647 obs.

Huron Skipper641 obs.

Banded Hairstreak631 obs.

All butterflies flying in New York in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4,745	Aug (rising)
2	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	2,064	Aug (rising)
3	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2,042	Jul (peak)
4	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2,028	Jul (peak)
5	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,712	Jul (peak)
6	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,560	Aug (rising)
7	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,098	Jul (peak)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	980	Aug (rising)
9	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	654	Aug (rising)
10	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	647	Jul (peak)
11	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	641	Sep (rising)
12	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	631	Jul (peak)
13	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	616	Jul (peak)
14	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	592	Jul (peak)
15	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	590	Aug (rising)
16	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	572	Jul (peak)
17	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	567	Aug (rising)
18	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	535	Jul (peak)
19	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	498	Jul (peak)
20	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	449	Jul (peak)
21	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	432	Jul (peak)
22	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	415	Jun (past peak)
23	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	400	Jun (past peak)
24	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	399	Apr (past peak)
25	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	383	Jul (peak)
26	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	375	Jul (peak)
27	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	370	Jul (peak)
28	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	359	Aug (rising)
29	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	300	Jul (peak)
30	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	285	Jul (peak)
31	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	274	Jul (peak)
32	Karner Blue	Plebejus samuelis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	245	Jul (peak)
33	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	244	Aug (rising)
34	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	227	Sep (rising)
35	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	222	Aug (rising)
36	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	220	Aug (rising)
37	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	216	Sep (rising)
38	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	198	Jun (past peak)
39	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	195	Jul (peak)
40	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	191	Aug (rising)
41	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	175	Jun (past peak)
42	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	160	Jul (peak)
43	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	153	Sep (rising)
44	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	149	Jul (peak)
45	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	145	Jul (peak)
46	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	144	Jun (past peak)
47	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	144	Aug (rising)
48	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	141	Jul (peak)
49	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	136	Jul (peak)
50	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	124	Sep (rising)