Butterfly flight seasons in North Carolina from 139,819 research-grade iNaturalist observations. August has the most activity.
By month
North Carolina butterfly calendar (top 40)
Fewer More observations (relative to each row's peak month)
Activity by month (all species)
Most-photographed butterflies in North Carolina
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Monarch
Silver-spotted Skipper
Pipevine Swallowtail
Common Buckeye
Fiery Skipper
Pearl Crescent
Variegated Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary
Spicebush Swallowtail
American Lady
Zabulon Skipper
Cloudless Sulphur
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Great Spangled Fritillary
Sleepy Orange
