Butterflies Flying in Tennessee in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Tennessee in August in our iNaturalist sample; 19 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in August

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail2,370 obs.

Huron Skipper1,531 obs.

Monarch1,217 obs.

Gulf Fritillary1,207 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail1,165 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper1,072 obs.

Hackberry Emperor905 obs.

Common Buckeye890 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail683 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur592 obs.

Zabulon Skipper592 obs.

Pearl Crescent484 obs.

All butterflies flying in Tennessee in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2,370	Aug (peak)
2	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	1,531	Aug (peak)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,217	Sep (rising)
4	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,207	Sep (rising)
5	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,165	Jul (past peak)
6	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1,072	Jul (past peak)
7	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	905	Aug (peak)
8	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	890	Sep (rising)
9	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	683	Jul (past peak)
10	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	592	Aug (peak)
11	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	592	Aug (peak)
12	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	484	Sep (rising)
13	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	447	Sep (rising)
14	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	410	Sep (rising)
15	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	405	May (past peak)
16	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	396	Aug (peak)
17	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	388	Apr (past peak)
18	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	343	Aug (peak)
19	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	312	Aug (peak)
20	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	291	Oct (rising)
21	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	262	Sep (rising)
22	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	261	Aug (peak)
23	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	253	Jul (past peak)
24	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	234	Aug (peak)
25	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	226	Sep (rising)
26	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	210	Sep (rising)
27	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	179	Jul (past peak)
28	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	176	Aug (peak)
29	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	174	Aug (peak)
30	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	172	Aug (peak)
31	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	163	Jul (past peak)
32	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	146	Oct (rising)
33	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	142	Jun (past peak)
34	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	122	Jun (past peak)
35	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	110	Mar (past peak)
36	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	107	Apr (past peak)
37	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	93	Jul (past peak)
38	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	89	Jul (past peak)
39	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	86	Oct (rising)
40	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	85	Aug (peak)
41	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	79	Aug (peak)
42	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	68	Jul (past peak)
43	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	64	Aug (peak)
44	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	62	Oct (rising)
45	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	61	Aug (peak)
46	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	60	Sep (rising)
47	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	58	Aug (peak)
48	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Apr (past peak)
49	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	52	Aug (peak)
50	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Jun (past peak)