Butterflies Flying in Tennessee in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Tennessee in April in our iNaturalist sample; 10 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in April

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail977 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail750 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail451 obs.

Carolina Satyr392 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper365 obs.

Pearl Crescent347 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue338 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing331 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak269 obs.

Zabulon Skipper268 obs.

Monarch259 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail231 obs.

All butterflies flying in Tennessee in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	977	Aug (rising)
2	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	750	Jul (rising)
3	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	451	Apr (peak)
4	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	392	Apr (peak)
5	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	365	Jul (rising)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	347	Sep (rising)
7	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	338	Sep (rising)
8	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	331	Apr (peak)
9	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	269	Sep (rising)
10	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	268	Aug (rising)
11	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	259	Sep (rising)
12	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	231	Jul (rising)
13	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	204	Jul (rising)
14	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	158	Mar (past peak)
15	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Apr (peak)
16	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	104	Apr (peak)
17	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	86	Mar (past peak)
18	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	74	Jun (rising)
19	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	74	Apr (peak)
20	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	68	Jun (rising)
21	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Aug (rising)
22	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	56	Apr (peak)
23	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Jul (rising)
24	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Sep (rising)
25	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	48	Aug (rising)
26	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	46	Jul (rising)
27	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Apr (peak)
28	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	44	Apr (peak)
29	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	38	Sep (rising)
30	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	Mar (past peak)
31	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Sep (rising)
32	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Jul (rising)
33	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Aug (rising)
34	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Oct (rising)
35	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Mar (past peak)
36	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Aug (rising)
37	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	May (rising)
38	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	23	Apr (peak)
39	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	23	Aug (rising)
40	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Aug (rising)
41	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	21	Aug (rising)
42	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	21	Mar (past peak)
43	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Aug (rising)
44	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	18	Jul (rising)
45	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Aug (rising)
46	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	Aug (rising)
47	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	14	Oct (rising)
48	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	13	Aug (rising)
49	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	11	Sep (rising)
50	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Mar (past peak)