Butterflies Flying in Oklahoma in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Oklahoma in August in our iNaturalist sample; 7 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 August

Huron Skipper697 obs.

Gulf Fritillary693 obs.

Monarch682 obs.

Hackberry Emperor625 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail487 obs.

Pearl Crescent359 obs.

Black Swallowtail344 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail322 obs.

Fiery Skipper321 obs.

Variegated Fritillary297 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper267 obs.

Common Buckeye251 obs.

All butterflies flying in Oklahoma in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	697	Aug (peak)
2	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	693	Sep (rising)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	682	Sep (rising)
4	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	625	Sep (rising)
5	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	487	Aug (peak)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	359	Apr (past peak)
7	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	344	Aug (peak)
8	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	322	Sep (rising)
9	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	321	Sep (rising)
10	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	297	May (past peak)
11	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	267	Jul (past peak)
12	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	251	Jun (past peak)
13	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	232	Sep (rising)
14	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	203	Sep (rising)
15	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	161	Oct (rising)
16	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	161	Oct (rising)
17	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	161	Sep (rising)
18	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	135	Sep (rising)
19	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	128	Aug (peak)
20	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	126	Sep (rising)
21	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	120	Sep (rising)
22	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	88	Sep (rising)
23	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	85	Apr (past peak)
24	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	83	Sep (rising)
25	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	81	Aug (peak)
26	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	81	Jun (past peak)
27	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	Aug (peak)
28	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	75	Apr (past peak)
29	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	75	May (past peak)
30	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Apr (past peak)
31	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	68	Oct (rising)
32	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	68	Apr (past peak)
33	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	64	Oct (rising)
34	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	61	Jun (past peak)
35	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	59	Sep (rising)
36	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	Sep (rising)
37	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	58	Oct (rising)
38	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	May (past peak)
39	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	48	Sep (rising)
40	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	47	Jul (past peak)
41	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	45	May (past peak)
42	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	43	Jul (past peak)
43	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	38	Jun (past peak)
44	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	36	Oct (rising)
45	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Apr (past peak)
46	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	35	Jun (past peak)
47	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	30	Aug (peak)
48	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	29	Oct (rising)
49	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	29	Apr (past peak)
50	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	29	Oct (rising)