Butterflies Flying in South Carolina in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in South Carolina in August in our iNaturalist sample; 10 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in August

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail985 obs.

Gulf Fritillary898 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper356 obs.

Monarch321 obs.

Fiery Skipper290 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail280 obs.

Horace's Duskywing270 obs.

Common Buckeye246 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur237 obs.

Sleepy Orange225 obs.

Clouded Skipper223 obs.

Carolina Satyr191 obs.

All butterflies flying in South Carolina in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	985	Aug (peak)
2	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	898	Sep (rising)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	356	Aug (peak)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	321	Oct (rising)
5	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	290	Jul (past peak)
6	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	280	Apr (past peak)
7	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	270	Aug (peak)
8	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	246	Sep (rising)
9	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	237	Sep (rising)
10	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	225	Sep (rising)
11	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	223	Sep (rising)
12	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	191	Apr (past peak)
13	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	170	Apr (past peak)
14	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	147	Oct (rising)
15	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	140	Aug (peak)
16	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	133	Jul (past peak)
17	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	124	Sep (rising)
18	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	121	Aug (peak)
19	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	114	Jul (past peak)
20	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Sep (rising)
21	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	81	Apr (past peak)
22	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	80	Sep (rising)
23	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	79	May (past peak)
24	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	69	May (past peak)
25	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	65	Oct (rising)
26	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	63	Sep (rising)
27	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	60	Apr (past peak)
28	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	58	Aug (peak)
29	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Sep (rising)
30	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	56	Aug (peak)
31	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	55	Jul (past peak)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Sep (rising)
33	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	53	May (past peak)
34	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	50	Sep (rising)
35	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	50	Mar (past peak)
36	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	May (past peak)
37	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	May (past peak)
38	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Aug (peak)
39	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Apr (past peak)
40	Twin-spot Skipper	Oligoria maculata	Skippers	36	May (past peak)
41	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Oct (rising)
42	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	33	Sep (rising)
43	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Oct (rising)
44	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	31	Sep (rising)
45	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Jul (past peak)
46	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	27	Sep (rising)
47	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	27	Aug (peak)
48	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	27	Sep (rising)
49	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Apr (past peak)
50	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	25	Aug (peak)