Butterflies Flying in South Dakota in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in South Dakota in July in our iNaturalist sample; 20 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in July

Monarch143 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail85 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph81 obs.

Melissa Blue78 obs.

Weidemeyer's Admiral66 obs.

Red Admiral60 obs.

Black Swallowtail54 obs.

Question Mark45 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper45 obs.

Variegated Fritillary43 obs.

Painted Lady41 obs.

Orange Sulphur38 obs.

All butterflies flying in South Dakota in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	143	Sep (rising)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	85	Aug (rising)
3	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	81	Jul (peak)
4	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	78	Aug (rising)
5	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jun (past peak)
6	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Sep (rising)
7	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	54	Aug (rising)
8	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Jul (peak)
9	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	45	Aug (rising)
10	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Jul (peak)
11	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Sep (rising)
12	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	38	Aug (rising)
13	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	Aug (rising)
14	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Jul (peak)
15	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	30	Jun (past peak)
16	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Jul (peak)
17	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	24	Jul (peak)
18	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Aug (rising)
19	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Aug (rising)
20	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Jul (peak)
21	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	18	Jul (peak)
22	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Jul (peak)
23	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Aug (rising)
24	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (peak)
25	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Jul (peak)
26	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	16	Aug (rising)
27	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jul (peak)
28	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jul (peak)
29	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	16	Jul (peak)
30	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jul (peak)
31	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jul (peak)
32	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Aug (rising)
33	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	15	Jul (peak)
34	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Sep (rising)
35	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	14	Jun (past peak)
36	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jun (past peak)
37	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Jun (past peak)
38	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Jun (past peak)
39	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	10	Aug (rising)
40	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Aug (rising)
41	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Jul (peak)
42	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	10	Aug (rising)
43	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Aug (rising)
44	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Jun (past peak)
45	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Aug (rising)
46	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jun (past peak)
47	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	8	Jun (past peak)
48	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	7	Jul (peak)
49	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	7	Aug (rising)
50	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (peak)