Butterflies Flying in Oklahoma in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Oklahoma in July in our iNaturalist sample; 5 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 July

Hackberry Emperor414 obs.

Huron Skipper373 obs.

Common Buckeye348 obs.

Gulf Fritillary323 obs.

Black Swallowtail316 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper313 obs.

Fiery Skipper291 obs.

Pearl Crescent274 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail269 obs.

Gray Hairstreak238 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail227 obs.

Variegated Fritillary196 obs.

All butterflies flying in Oklahoma in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	414	Sep (rising)
2	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	373	Aug (rising)
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	348	Jun (past peak)
4	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	323	Sep (rising)
5	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	316	Aug (rising)
6	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	313	Jul (peak)
7	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	291	Sep (rising)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	274	Apr (past peak)
9	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	269	Sep (rising)
10	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	238	Sep (rising)
11	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	227	Aug (rising)
12	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	196	May (past peak)
13	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	182	Apr (past peak)
14	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	171	Sep (rising)
15	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	147	Oct (rising)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Sep (rising)
17	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	122	Apr (past peak)
18	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Sep (rising)
19	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	114	May (past peak)
20	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	95	Jul (peak)
21	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Apr (past peak)
22	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Jun (past peak)
23	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	90	Jun (past peak)
24	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	85	May (past peak)
25	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	85	Jun (past peak)
26	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	Apr (past peak)
27	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	68	Jun (past peak)
28	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Sep (rising)
29	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	66	Aug (rising)
30	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	66	Oct (rising)
31	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	64	Sep (rising)
32	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Sep (rising)
33	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Apr (past peak)
34	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	57	Sep (rising)
35	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Oct (rising)
36	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	49	Sep (rising)
37	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Oct (rising)
38	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	46	Jun (past peak)
39	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	46	Apr (past peak)
40	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Oct (rising)
41	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	45	Jul (peak)
42	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	44	Sep (rising)
43	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	May (past peak)
44	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	39	Sep (rising)
45	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	38	Oct (rising)
46	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	35	Jul (peak)
47	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	Jul (peak)
48	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	31	Jun (past peak)
49	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Aug (rising)
50	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Sep (rising)