Butterflies Flying in Tennessee in October (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Tennessee in October 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 October

Gulf Fritillary1,134 obs.

Monarch952 obs.

Common Buckeye669 obs.

Huron Skipper413 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur407 obs.

Fiery Skipper370 obs.

Variegated Fritillary304 obs.

Clouded Skipper268 obs.

Long-tailed Skipper265 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail253 obs.

Painted Lady227 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper198 obs.

All butterflies flying in Tennessee in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,134	Sep (past peak)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	952	Sep (past peak)
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	669	Sep (past peak)
4	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	413	Aug (past peak)
5	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	407	Aug (past peak)
6	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	370	Oct (peak)
7	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	304	Sep (past peak)
8	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	268	Sep (past peak)
9	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	265	Oct (peak)
10	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	253	Jul (past peak)
11	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	227	Oct (peak)
12	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	198	Oct (peak)
13	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	165	Sep (past peak)
14	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	153	Aug (past peak)
15	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	137	Oct (peak)
16	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	108	Aug (past peak)
17	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	103	Aug (past peak)
18	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	102	Sep (past peak)
19	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	88	Sep (past peak)
20	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Sep (past peak)
21	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Mar (past peak)
22	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	78	Jun (past peak)
23	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	78	Jul (past peak)
24	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	May (past peak)
25	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	Apr (past peak)
26	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Jul (past peak)
27	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	48	Jul (past peak)
28	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	38	Oct (peak)
29	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	38	Sep (past peak)
30	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Jun (past peak)
31	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Aug (past peak)
32	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	30	Aug (past peak)
33	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	30	Jul (past peak)
34	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Jul (past peak)
35	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Apr (past peak)
36	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Aug (past peak)
37	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jul (past peak)
38	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Jun (past peak)
39	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	11	Aug (past peak)
40	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Aug (past peak)
41	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Aug (past peak)
42	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Apr (past peak)
43	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Apr (past peak)
44	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Mar (past peak)
45	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	7	Aug (past peak)
46	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	7	Aug (past peak)
47	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Aug (past peak)
48	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Mar (past peak)
49	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Aug (past peak)
50	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (past peak)