Butterflies Flying in North Carolina in November (53 Species)

53 butterflies were recorded flying in North Carolina 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.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in November

Common Buckeye248 obs.

Gulf Fritillary244 obs.

Fiery Skipper209 obs.

Monarch180 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur146 obs.

Variegated Fritillary120 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper114 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper99 obs.

American Lady86 obs.

Ocola Skipper71 obs.

Clouded Skipper67 obs.

Small White59 obs.

All butterflies flying in North Carolina in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	248	Sep (past peak)
2	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	244	Sep (past peak)
3	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	209	Jul (past peak)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	180	Sep (past peak)
5	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	146	Sep (past peak)
6	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	120	Sep (past peak)
7	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	114	Oct (past peak)
8	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	99	Oct (past peak)
9	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	86	Jun (past peak)
10	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	71	Oct (past peak)
11	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	67	Sep (past peak)
12	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	59	Jun (past peak)
13	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Apr (past peak)
14	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	52	Aug (past peak)
15	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Jul (past peak)
16	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	27	Jul (past peak)
17	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	May (past peak)
18	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	26	Aug (past peak)
19	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Aug (past peak)
20	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Jul (past peak)
21	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	17	Aug (past peak)
22	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Sep (past peak)
23	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	13	Aug (past peak)
24	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Mar (past peak)
25	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Apr (past peak)
26	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Aug (past peak)
27	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jun (past peak)
28	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Jun (past peak)
29	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Aug (past peak)
30	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Aug (past peak)
31	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (past peak)
32	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Jul (past peak)
33	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (past peak)
34	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Sep (past peak)
35	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Aug (past peak)
36	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Oct (past peak)
37	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	May (past peak)
38	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	3	Sep (past peak)
39	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Sep (past peak)
40	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (past peak)
41	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	3	Oct (past peak)
42	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Oct (past peak)
43	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
44	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
45	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
46	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	2	Aug (past peak)
47	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jun (past peak)
48	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	1	Oct (past peak)
49	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Jun (past peak)
50	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Apr (past peak)