Butterflies Flying in South Carolina in March (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in South Carolina in March in our iNaturalist sample; 9 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 March

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail298 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing208 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail103 obs.

Falcate Orangetip83 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail81 obs.

Pearl Crescent79 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue71 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper71 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak67 obs.

Carolina Satyr63 obs.

Common Buckeye60 obs.

Question Mark59 obs.

All butterflies flying in South Carolina in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	298	Aug (rising)
2	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	208	Mar (peak)
3	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	103	Mar (peak)
4	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	83	Mar (peak)
5	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	81	Apr (rising)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	79	Apr (rising)
7	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	71	Apr (rising)
8	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	71	Aug (rising)
9	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	67	Aug (rising)
10	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	63	Apr (rising)
11	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Sep (rising)
12	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	May (rising)
13	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	May (rising)
14	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Sep (rising)
15	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Apr (rising)
16	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	51	Mar (peak)
17	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	51	Mar (peak)
18	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	41	Jul (rising)
19	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	41	Sep (rising)
20	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	39	Sep (rising)
21	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Apr (rising)
22	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Apr (rising)
23	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	34	Apr (rising)
24	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	May (rising)
25	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	29	Mar (peak)
26	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	28	Sep (rising)
27	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	27	Sep (rising)
28	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Sep (rising)
29	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	25	May (rising)
30	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	May (rising)
31	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Oct (rising)
32	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	22	Aug (rising)
33	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	May (rising)
34	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	17	Jul (rising)
35	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	May (rising)
36	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	13	Sep (rising)
37	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	12	Aug (rising)
38	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Apr (rising)
39	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	12	Jul (rising)
40	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Mar (peak)
41	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	11	Aug (rising)
42	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Mar (peak)
43	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Sep (rising)
44	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Jun (rising)
45	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Sep (rising)
46	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Mar (peak)
47	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Sep (rising)
48	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Oct (rising)
49	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	6	Sep (rising)
50	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	5	Oct (rising)