Butterflies Flying in South Carolina in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in South Carolina in July in our iNaturalist sample; 8 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 July

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail611 obs.

Fiery Skipper379 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper350 obs.

Gulf Fritillary258 obs.

Horace's Duskywing236 obs.

Common Buckeye194 obs.

Pearl Crescent154 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail150 obs.

Gray Hairstreak123 obs.

Sleepy Orange121 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail116 obs.

Hackberry Emperor115 obs.

All butterflies flying in South Carolina in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	611	Aug (rising)
2	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	379	Jul (peak)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	350	Aug (rising)
4	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	258	Sep (rising)
5	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	236	Aug (rising)
6	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	194	Sep (rising)
7	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	154	Apr (past peak)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	150	Jul (peak)
9	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	123	Sep (rising)
10	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	121	Sep (rising)
11	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	116	Apr (past peak)
12	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Jul (peak)
13	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	107	Sep (rising)
14	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	93	May (past peak)
15	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	93	Apr (past peak)
16	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Sep (rising)
17	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	89	May (past peak)
18	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	88	Oct (rising)
19	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	77	Aug (rising)
20	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	75	Apr (past peak)
21	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	May (past peak)
22	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	71	Apr (past peak)
23	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	60	May (past peak)
24	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	55	Jul (peak)
25	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	55	Sep (rising)
26	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	52	Aug (rising)
27	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	48	Mar (past peak)
28	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	46	Aug (rising)
29	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Apr (past peak)
30	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	May (past peak)
31	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	43	Jul (peak)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Sep (rising)
33	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	36	Sep (rising)
34	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	35	Sep (rising)
35	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	32	Oct (rising)
36	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	32	Sep (rising)
37	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Sep (rising)
38	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Jul (peak)
39	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Aug (rising)
40	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Sep (rising)
41	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	26	Oct (rising)
42	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Jul (peak)
43	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	21	May (past peak)
44	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	21	Jul (peak)
45	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	20	Apr (past peak)
46	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	May (past peak)
47	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	18	Aug (rising)
48	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Oct (rising)
49	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	17	Aug (rising)
50	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	17	Sep (rising)