Butterflies Flying in Ohio in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Ohio in July in our iNaturalist sample; 18 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 July

Monarch4,530 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail4,182 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper2,128 obs.

Pearl Crescent1,873 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail1,649 obs.

Black Swallowtail1,484 obs.

Red Admiral1,407 obs.

Peck's Skipper1,117 obs.

Small White1,110 obs.

Zabulon Skipper1,108 obs.

Viceroy1,037 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary991 obs.

All butterflies flying in Ohio in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4,530	Aug (rising)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4,182	Aug (rising)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	2,128	Aug (rising)
4	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,873	Aug (rising)
5	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,649	Jul (peak)
6	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,484	Aug (rising)
7	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,407	Jul (peak)
8	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	1,117	Aug (rising)
9	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,110	Sep (rising)
10	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	1,108	Aug (rising)
11	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,037	Sep (rising)
12	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	991	Jun (past peak)
13	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	942	Aug (rising)
14	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	836	Jul (peak)
15	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	801	Jul (peak)
16	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	672	Jul (peak)
17	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	652	Jul (peak)
18	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	570	Aug (rising)
19	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	556	Jul (peak)
20	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	494	Jul (peak)
21	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	488	Aug (rising)
22	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	483	Jun (past peak)
23	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	446	Aug (rising)
24	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	431	Jul (peak)
25	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	416	Jul (peak)
26	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	365	Sep (rising)
27	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	358	Jul (peak)
28	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	345	Sep (rising)
29	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	339	Aug (rising)
30	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	328	Jul (peak)
31	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	325	Sep (rising)
32	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	324	Jul (peak)
33	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	262	Sep (rising)
34	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	258	Aug (rising)
35	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	243	Jun (past peak)
36	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	226	Jul (peak)
37	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	210	Jul (peak)
38	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	195	Jun (past peak)
39	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	194	Sep (rising)
40	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	181	May (past peak)
41	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	179	Jul (peak)
42	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	176	Aug (rising)
43	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	164	Sep (rising)
44	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	164	Jul (peak)
45	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	137	Jul (peak)
46	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	127	Sep (rising)
47	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	119	Sep (rising)
48	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	98	Sep (rising)
49	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	95	Aug (rising)
50	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Apr (past peak)