Butterflies Flying in Ohio in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Ohio in August in our iNaturalist sample; 21 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 August

Monarch7,443 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail4,213 obs.

Zabulon Skipper3,004 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper2,480 obs.

Pearl Crescent2,291 obs.

Black Swallowtail1,900 obs.

Peck's Skipper1,892 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail1,467 obs.

Hackberry Emperor1,461 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue1,300 obs.

Small White1,236 obs.

Viceroy1,143 obs.

All butterflies flying in Ohio in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	7,443	Aug (peak)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4,213	Aug (peak)
3	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	3,004	Aug (peak)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	2,480	Aug (peak)
5	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,291	Aug (peak)
6	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,900	Aug (peak)
7	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	1,892	Aug (peak)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,467	Jul (past peak)
9	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,461	Aug (peak)
10	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1,300	Aug (peak)
11	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,236	Sep (rising)
12	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,143	Sep (rising)
13	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	832	Aug (peak)
14	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	812	Sep (rising)
15	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	675	Aug (peak)
16	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	667	Sep (rising)
17	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	664	Aug (peak)
18	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	559	Jul (past peak)
19	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	559	Jun (past peak)
20	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	548	Jul (past peak)
21	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	545	Aug (peak)
22	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	528	Jul (past peak)
23	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	517	Sep (rising)
24	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	440	Aug (peak)
25	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	437	Jul (past peak)
26	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	429	Sep (rising)
27	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	379	Jul (past peak)
28	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	374	Sep (rising)
29	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	362	Oct (rising)
30	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	358	Jul (past peak)
31	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	348	Jul (past peak)
32	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	332	Sep (rising)
33	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	331	Sep (rising)
34	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	327	Jul (past peak)
35	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	283	Aug (peak)
36	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	231	Jul (past peak)
37	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	215	Jul (past peak)
38	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	175	Aug (peak)
39	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	174	Aug (peak)
40	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	163	Sep (rising)
41	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	154	Aug (peak)
42	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	142	Jul (past peak)
43	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	139	Jul (past peak)
44	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	137	Aug (peak)
45	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	131	Sep (rising)
46	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	121	May (past peak)
47	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	119	Aug (peak)
48	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	118	Aug (peak)
49	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	106	Jul (past peak)
50	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	102	Jul (past peak)