Butterflies Flying in Ohio in November (40 Species)

40 butterflies were recorded flying in Ohio 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.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in November

Orange Sulphur100 obs.

Common Buckeye97 obs.

Eastern Comma85 obs.

Painted Lady80 obs.

Monarch72 obs.

Variegated Fritillary54 obs.

Small White53 obs.

Fiery Skipper50 obs.

Clouded Sulphur47 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper29 obs.

Pearl Crescent19 obs.

Huron Skipper15 obs.

All butterflies flying in Ohio in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	100	Sep (past peak)
2	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	97	Sep (past peak)
3	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Aug (past peak)
4	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Sep (past peak)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	72	Aug (past peak)
6	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Sep (past peak)
7	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	53	Sep (past peak)
8	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	50	Oct (past peak)
9	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	47	Sep (past peak)
10	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	29	Sep (past peak)
11	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Aug (past peak)
12	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	15	Sep (past peak)
13	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Aug (past peak)
14	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	9	Aug (past peak)
15	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (past peak)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (past peak)
17	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	7	Aug (past peak)
18	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Sep (past peak)
19	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Sep (past peak)
20	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Sep (past peak)
21	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	6	Aug (past peak)
22	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Aug (past peak)
23	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Sep (past peak)
24	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Apr (past peak)
25	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	May (past peak)
26	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jul (past peak)
27	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (past peak)
28	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Aug (past peak)
29	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	2	Aug (past peak)
30	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
31	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
32	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Aug (past peak)
33	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
34	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (past peak)
35	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Jul (past peak)
36	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1	Jul (past peak)
37	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Jul (past peak)
38	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
39	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
40	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)