Butterflies Flying in South Carolina in February (46 Species)

46 butterflies were recorded flying in South Carolina in February 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.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in February

Cloudless Sulphur27 obs.

Question Mark23 obs.

American Snout21 obs.

Eastern Comma17 obs.

Sleepy Orange16 obs.

Common Buckeye12 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing12 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail10 obs.

Mourning Cloak9 obs.

Summer Azure9 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak9 obs.

American Lady8 obs.

All butterflies flying in South Carolina in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	27	Sep (rising)
2	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	May (rising)
3	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Apr (rising)
4	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Apr (rising)
5	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Sep (rising)
6	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Sep (rising)
7	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	12	Mar (rising)
8	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	10	Aug (rising)
9	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	May (rising)
10	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	May (rising)
11	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Aug (rising)
12	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	May (rising)
13	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	May (rising)
14	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Mar (rising)
15	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Apr (rising)
16	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	7	Apr (rising)
17	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Oct (rising)
18	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Mar (rising)
19	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)
20	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Jun (rising)
21	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	May (rising)
22	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Aug (rising)
23	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Mar (rising)
24	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Mar (rising)
25	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Oct (rising)
26	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	2	Jul (rising)
27	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
28	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Apr (rising)
29	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	2	Aug (rising)
30	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Apr (rising)
31	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Sep (rising)
32	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (rising)
33	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Mar (rising)
34	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
35	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Sep (rising)
36	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Sep (rising)
37	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Sep (rising)
38	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Mar (rising)
39	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Mar (rising)
40	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Apr (rising)
41	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	1	Oct (rising)
42	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (rising)
43	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1	Aug (rising)
44	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)
45	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (rising)
46	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	1	Jul (rising)