Butterflies Flying in Oklahoma in March (59 Species)

59 butterflies were recorded flying in Oklahoma in March in our iNaturalist sample; 6 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 March

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail164 obs.

Goatweed Leafwing112 obs.

Orange Sulphur94 obs.

Red Admiral83 obs.

Falcate Orangetip74 obs.

Pearl Crescent73 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak50 obs.

Monarch46 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing45 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue43 obs.

American Lady39 obs.

Mourning Cloak37 obs.

All butterflies flying in Oklahoma in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	164	Aug (rising)
2	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	112	Apr (rising)
3	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	94	Oct (rising)
4	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	83	Apr (rising)
5	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	74	Mar (peak)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Apr (rising)
7	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	50	Sep (rising)
8	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Sep (rising)
9	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	45	Apr (rising)
10	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	43	Apr (rising)
11	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Apr (rising)
12	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	May (rising)
13	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	34	Apr (rising)
14	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	May (rising)
15	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	33	Aug (rising)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Sep (rising)
17	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Oct (rising)
18	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	27	Mar (peak)
19	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	26	Oct (rising)
20	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	26	Oct (rising)
21	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	21	Sep (rising)
22	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Sep (rising)
23	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jun (rising)
24	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	16	Jul (rising)
25	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Apr (rising)
26	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	May (rising)
27	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	15	Jun (rising)
28	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	14	Oct (rising)
29	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	Mar (peak)
30	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Apr (rising)
31	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	May (rising)
32	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	7	Jun (rising)
33	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	7	Aug (rising)
34	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Jun (rising)
35	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Apr (rising)
36	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Mar (peak)
37	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Oct (rising)
38	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Jun (rising)
39	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (rising)
40	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Oct (rising)
41	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Mar (peak)
42	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	3	Jul (rising)
43	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Mar (peak)
44	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	3	Jun (rising)
45	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	2	Sep (rising)
46	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jun (rising)
47	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
48	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	May (rising)
49	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Sep (rising)
50	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)