Butterflies Flying in Tennessee in March (52 Species)

52 butterflies were recorded flying in Tennessee in March in our iNaturalist sample; 6 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 March

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail514 obs.

Falcate Orangetip276 obs.

Eastern Comma200 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail177 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing176 obs.

Spring Azure128 obs.

Red Admiral86 obs.

Question Mark73 obs.

Mourning Cloak70 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue61 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail59 obs.

Sleepy Duskywing58 obs.

All butterflies flying in Tennessee in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	514	Aug (rising)
2	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	276	Mar (peak)
3	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	200	Mar (peak)
4	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	177	Apr (rising)
5	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	176	Apr (rising)
6	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	128	Mar (peak)
7	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	86	Jul (rising)
8	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Aug (rising)
9	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	Mar (peak)
10	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	61	Sep (rising)
11	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	59	Jul (rising)
12	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	58	Apr (rising)
13	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	56	Jun (rising)
14	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Sep (rising)
15	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Apr (rising)
16	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	47	Jul (rising)
17	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Apr (rising)
18	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	40	Apr (rising)
19	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	40	Sep (rising)
20	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	37	Mar (peak)
21	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	28	Jul (rising)
22	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Jul (rising)
23	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Apr (rising)
24	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	19	Jul (rising)
25	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Jul (rising)
26	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	18	Aug (rising)
27	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Mar (peak)
28	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Aug (rising)
29	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Apr (rising)
30	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Sep (rising)
31	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jun (rising)
32	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Sep (rising)
33	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Sep (rising)
34	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	7	Oct (rising)
35	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	5	Aug (rising)
36	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Apr (rising)
37	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Apr (rising)
38	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
39	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	3	Jul (rising)
40	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Aug (rising)
41	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Aug (rising)
42	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Aug (rising)
43	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Jun (rising)
44	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Oct (rising)
45	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
46	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (rising)
47	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
48	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (rising)
49	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)
50	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (rising)