Butterflies Flying in Tennessee in November (48 Species)

48 butterflies were recorded flying in Tennessee in November in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 November

Gulf Fritillary248 obs.

Common Buckeye218 obs.

Variegated Fritillary120 obs.

Monarch108 obs.

Fiery Skipper94 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper82 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur65 obs.

Clouded Skipper46 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper41 obs.

Painted Lady34 obs.

Pearl Crescent32 obs.

Orange Sulphur32 obs.

All butterflies flying in Tennessee in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	248	Sep (past peak)
2	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	218	Sep (past peak)
3	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	120	Sep (past peak)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	108	Sep (past peak)
5	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	94	Oct (past peak)
6	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	82	Oct (past peak)
7	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	65	Aug (past peak)
8	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	46	Sep (past peak)
9	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	41	Oct (past peak)
10	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Oct (past peak)
11	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Sep (past peak)
12	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	32	Jul (past peak)
13	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	32	Aug (past peak)
14	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	31	Aug (past peak)
15	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Aug (past peak)
16	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	23	Jun (past peak)
17	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	22	Oct (past peak)
18	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	20	Oct (past peak)
19	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Mar (past peak)
20	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Aug (past peak)
21	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jul (past peak)
22	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	10	Jul (past peak)
23	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	9	Aug (past peak)
24	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jun (past peak)
25	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Apr (past peak)
26	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Sep (past peak)
27	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Sep (past peak)
28	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jul (past peak)
29	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (past peak)
30	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Apr (past peak)
31	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Aug (past peak)
32	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Jul (past peak)
33	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Jul (past peak)
34	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Mar (past peak)
35	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
36	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
37	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
38	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
39	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	2	Jul (past peak)
40	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Apr (past peak)
41	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
42	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Sep (past peak)
43	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
44	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (past peak)
45	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
46	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Apr (past peak)
47	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Aug (past peak)
48	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Apr (past peak)