Butterflies Flying in North Dakota in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in North Dakota in July in our iNaturalist sample; 19 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in July

Common Wood-Nymph156 obs.

Monarch139 obs.

Long Dash71 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail54 obs.

Melissa Blue50 obs.

Red Admiral48 obs.

Variegated Fritillary44 obs.

Clouded Sulphur36 obs.

Meadow Fritillary33 obs.

Small White29 obs.

Aphrodite Fritillary27 obs.

Painted Lady25 obs.

All butterflies flying in North Dakota in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	156	Jul (peak)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	139	Aug (rising)
3	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	71	Jul (peak)
4	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	54	Aug (rising)
5	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	50	Jun (past peak)
6	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Jun (past peak)
7	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Jul (peak)
8	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	36	Aug (rising)
9	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Jul (peak)
10	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	29	Aug (rising)
11	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Aug (rising)
12	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Aug (rising)
13	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jul (peak)
14	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Jul (peak)
15	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	21	Jul (peak)
16	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Aug (rising)
17	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Jul (peak)
18	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	19	Jul (peak)
19	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	19	Jul (peak)
20	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jul (peak)
21	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	17	Jun (past peak)
22	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	17	Sep (rising)
23	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jun (past peak)
24	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Apr (past peak)
25	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jun (past peak)
26	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Aug (rising)
27	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	11	Aug (rising)
28	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Aug (rising)
29	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jun (past peak)
30	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jul (peak)
31	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	May (past peak)
32	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Aug (rising)
33	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jun (past peak)
34	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	6	Jul (peak)
35	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jun (past peak)
36	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Aug (rising)
37	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (peak)
38	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Jul (peak)
39	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Jun (past peak)
40	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Jul (peak)
41	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	4	Aug (rising)
42	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	4	Jul (peak)
43	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jun (past peak)
44	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Jun (past peak)
45	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
46	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	3	Aug (rising)
47	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (past peak)
48	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Jul (peak)
49	Taxiles Skipper	Lon taxiles	Skippers	3	Jul (peak)
50	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	May (past peak)