Butterflies Flying in Tennessee in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Tennessee in July in our iNaturalist sample; 11 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 July

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,680 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail1,194 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper1,121 obs.

Hackberry Emperor820 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail796 obs.

Pearl Crescent504 obs.

Huron Skipper501 obs.

Silvery Checkerspot487 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue422 obs.

Monarch374 obs.

Common Buckeye359 obs.

American Snout334 obs.

All butterflies flying in Tennessee in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,680	Aug (rising)
2	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,194	Jul (peak)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1,121	Jul (peak)
4	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	820	Aug (rising)
5	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	796	Jul (peak)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	504	Sep (rising)
7	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	501	Aug (rising)
8	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	487	Jul (peak)
9	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	422	Sep (rising)
10	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	374	Sep (rising)
11	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	359	Sep (rising)
12	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	334	Jul (peak)
13	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	317	Sep (rising)
14	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	306	Sep (rising)
15	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	303	Jul (peak)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	269	Aug (rising)
17	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	268	Apr (past peak)
18	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	253	May (past peak)
19	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	244	Jun (past peak)
20	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	233	Aug (rising)
21	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	212	Apr (past peak)
22	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	208	Aug (rising)
23	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	202	Oct (rising)
24	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	179	Aug (rising)
25	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	163	Aug (rising)
26	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	150	Sep (rising)
27	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	149	Aug (rising)
28	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Aug (rising)
29	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	127	Aug (rising)
30	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	124	Jun (past peak)
31	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	115	Jul (peak)
32	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	112	Sep (rising)
33	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	100	Mar (past peak)
34	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	96	Sep (rising)
35	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	94	Jul (peak)
36	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	94	Aug (rising)
37	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	89	Jul (peak)
38	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	74	Jun (past peak)
39	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Jul (peak)
40	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	66	Aug (rising)
41	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	59	Apr (past peak)
42	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	52	Aug (rising)
43	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	47	Aug (rising)
44	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	46	Aug (rising)
45	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	42	Aug (rising)
46	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	40	Aug (rising)
47	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	38	Jul (peak)
48	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Oct (rising)
49	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	Apr (past peak)
50	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	32	Sep (rising)