Butterflies Flying in Oklahoma in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Oklahoma in April in our iNaturalist sample; 12 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 Dec

Top butterflies in April

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail482 obs.

Monarch440 obs.

Pearl Crescent404 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue395 obs.

American Lady325 obs.

Red Admiral314 obs.

Common Buckeye226 obs.

Goatweed Leafwing207 obs.

Variegated Fritillary205 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper187 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail182 obs.

Orange Sulphur177 obs.

All butterflies flying in Oklahoma in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	482	Aug (rising)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	440	Sep (rising)
3	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	404	Apr (peak)
4	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	395	Apr (peak)
5	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	325	Apr (peak)
6	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	314	Apr (peak)
7	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	226	Jun (rising)
8	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	207	Apr (peak)
9	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	205	May (rising)
10	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	187	Jul (rising)
11	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	182	Sep (rising)
12	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	177	Oct (rising)
13	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	177	Sep (rising)
14	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	176	Oct (rising)
15	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	141	Aug (rising)
16	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	127	Sep (rising)
17	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	127	May (rising)
18	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	117	Jun (rising)
19	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	114	Sep (rising)
20	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	102	Apr (peak)
21	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	97	Oct (rising)
22	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	84	Oct (rising)
23	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	79	Apr (peak)
24	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	72	Aug (rising)
25	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	72	Jun (rising)
26	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	71	Mar (past peak)
27	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	69	Aug (rising)
28	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	60	Apr (peak)
29	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	56	May (rising)
30	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Apr (peak)
31	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Sep (rising)
32	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Apr (peak)
33	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	48	Sep (rising)
34	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	45	Apr (peak)
35	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	45	Jun (rising)
36	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Jun (rising)
37	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Oct (rising)
38	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Sep (rising)
39	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	37	Jul (rising)
40	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	32	Jul (rising)
41	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	32	Apr (peak)
42	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	May (rising)
43	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Sep (rising)
44	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	26	Mar (past peak)
45	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	May (rising)
46	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	23	Oct (rising)
47	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jun (rising)
48	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	19	Jun (rising)
49	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	17	Jun (rising)
50	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Sep (rising)