Butterflies Flying in Pennsylvania in November (39 Species)

39 butterflies were recorded flying in Pennsylvania 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

Common Buckeye96 obs.

Variegated Fritillary91 obs.

Small White57 obs.

Orange Sulphur57 obs.

Huron Skipper53 obs.

Eastern Comma46 obs.

Monarch41 obs.

Black Swallowtail25 obs.

Painted Lady24 obs.

Clouded Sulphur19 obs.

Fiery Skipper18 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper18 obs.

All butterflies flying in Pennsylvania in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	96	Sep (past peak)
2	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Sep (past peak)
3	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	57	Jul (past peak)
4	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	57	Aug (past peak)
5	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	53	Sep (past peak)
6	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Aug (past peak)
7	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Aug (past peak)
8	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	25	Aug (past peak)
9	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Aug (past peak)
10	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Aug (past peak)
11	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	18	Oct (past peak)
12	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	18	Sep (past peak)
13	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jul (past peak)
14	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Aug (past peak)
15	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Aug (past peak)
16	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Aug (past peak)
17	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	7	Jul (past peak)
18	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	7	Aug (past peak)
19	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (past peak)
20	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Aug (past peak)
21	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Aug (past peak)
22	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Aug (past peak)
23	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Aug (past peak)
24	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Apr (past peak)
25	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Jul (past peak)
26	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Jul (past peak)
27	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
28	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	2	Aug (past peak)
29	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
30	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	2	Aug (past peak)
31	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1	Jul (past peak)
32	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
33	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
34	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
35	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	1	Sep (past peak)
36	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
37	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Aug (past peak)
38	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
39	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)