Butterflies Flying in New York in November (40 Species)

40 butterflies were recorded flying in New York in November in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 November

Common Buckeye50 obs.

Orange Sulphur43 obs.

Huron Skipper40 obs.

Clouded Sulphur20 obs.

Black Swallowtail19 obs.

Mourning Cloak17 obs.

Painted Lady14 obs.

Variegated Fritillary13 obs.

All butterflies flying in New York in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	109	Aug (past peak)
2	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	79	Jul (past peak)
3	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	69	Jul (past peak)
4	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Jul (past peak)
5	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Sep (past peak)
6	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	43	Sep (past peak)
7	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	40	Sep (past peak)
8	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	20	Sep (past peak)
9	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	19	Aug (past peak)
10	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Apr (past peak)
11	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Sep (past peak)
12	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jul (past peak)
13	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jul (past peak)
14	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jul (past peak)
15	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	7	Aug (past peak)
16	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Aug (past peak)
17	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	5	Sep (past peak)
18	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Aug (past peak)
19	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Jul (past peak)
20	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	3	Aug (past peak)
21	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Sep (past peak)
22	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Jul (past peak)
23	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
24	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (past peak)
25	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
26	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
27	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
28	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
29	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
30	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	1	Jul (past peak)
31	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
32	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
33	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jun (past peak)
34	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
35	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
36	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	1	Sep (past peak)
37	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	1	Sep (past peak)
38	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jun (past peak)
39	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
40	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)