Butterfly flight seasons in Tennessee from 85,826 research-grade iNaturalist observations. August has the most activity.
By month
Tennessee butterfly calendar (top 40)
Fewer More observations (relative to each row's peak month)
Activity by month (all species)
Most-photographed butterflies in Tennessee
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail
Monarch
Gulf Fritillary
Silver-spotted Skipper
Huron Skipper
Common Buckeye
Hackberry Emperor
Great Spangled Fritillary
Pearl Crescent
Spicebush Swallowtail
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Variegated Fritillary
Cloudless Sulphur
Carolina Satyr
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Where to photograph butterflies in Tennessee
Botanical GardenCheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
State ParkBicentennial Mall State Park
State ParkDunbar Cave State Park
State ParkFort Pillow State Park
State ParkMeeman-Shelby Forest State Park
State ParkReelfoot Lake State Park
State ParkCove Lake State Park
State ParkCumberland Mountain State Park