Butterflies Flying in Ohio in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Ohio in April in our iNaturalist sample; 11 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in April

Red Admiral1,135 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail576 obs.

Eastern Comma560 obs.

Small White440 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail353 obs.

Mourning Cloak310 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing245 obs.

American Lady237 obs.

Spring Azure235 obs.

Pearl Crescent221 obs.

Falcate Orangetip217 obs.

Henry's Elfin180 obs.

All butterflies flying in Ohio in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,135	Jul (rising)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	576	Aug (rising)
3	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	560	Aug (rising)
4	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	440	Sep (rising)
5	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	353	Jul (rising)
6	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	310	Apr (peak)
7	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	245	Apr (peak)
8	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	237	May (rising)
9	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	235	Apr (peak)
10	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	221	Aug (rising)
11	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	217	Apr (peak)
12	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	180	Apr (peak)
13	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	175	Jul (rising)
14	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	149	Aug (rising)
15	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	144	Apr (peak)
16	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	139	Jul (rising)
17	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	126	Sep (rising)
18	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	123	Aug (rising)
19	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	116	Aug (rising)
20	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	111	Aug (rising)
21	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	99	Jul (rising)
22	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Jul (rising)
23	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Apr (peak)
24	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	71	Aug (rising)
25	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	68	Aug (rising)
26	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	55	Aug (rising)
27	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	48	Sep (rising)
28	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	48	Sep (rising)
29	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	35	Apr (peak)
30	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	Apr (peak)
31	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	Aug (rising)
32	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	24	Apr (peak)
33	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Sep (rising)
34	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	20	May (rising)
35	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Aug (rising)
36	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	16	Sep (rising)
37	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Apr (peak)
38	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Jul (rising)
39	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Sep (rising)
40	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	9	Jul (rising)
41	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jul (rising)
42	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Jul (rising)
43	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jun (rising)
44	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (rising)
45	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (rising)
46	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Sep (rising)
47	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Jul (rising)
48	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)
49	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	3	Aug (rising)
50	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	3	Aug (rising)