Butterflies Flying in Tennessee in September (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Tennessee in September 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 September

Gulf Fritillary1,994 obs.

Monarch1,538 obs.

Common Buckeye987 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail811 obs.

Huron Skipper781 obs.

Hackberry Emperor738 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail728 obs.

Pearl Crescent575 obs.

Cloudless Sulphur560 obs.

Variegated Fritillary497 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue491 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary473 obs.

All butterflies flying in Tennessee in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,994	Sep (peak)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,538	Sep (peak)
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	987	Sep (peak)
4	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	811	Jul (past peak)
5	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	781	Aug (past peak)
6	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	738	Aug (past peak)
7	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	728	Aug (past peak)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	575	Sep (peak)
9	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	560	Aug (past peak)
10	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	497	Sep (peak)
11	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	491	Sep (peak)
12	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	473	May (past peak)
13	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	346	Oct (rising)
14	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	329	Sep (peak)
15	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	304	Aug (past peak)
16	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	299	Sep (peak)
17	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	289	Apr (past peak)
18	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	286	Aug (past peak)
19	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	278	Sep (peak)
20	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	265	Jul (past peak)
21	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	242	Aug (past peak)
22	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	197	Jul (past peak)
23	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	172	Oct (rising)
24	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	172	Aug (past peak)
25	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	155	Jun (past peak)
26	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	123	Oct (rising)
27	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	118	Aug (past peak)
28	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Aug (past peak)
29	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	109	Mar (past peak)
30	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	101	Jul (past peak)
31	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	98	Aug (past peak)
32	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	95	Jun (past peak)
33	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	95	Oct (rising)
34	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	91	Sep (peak)
35	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	91	Oct (rising)
36	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	86	Aug (past peak)
37	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	68	Aug (past peak)
38	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Apr (past peak)
39	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	Jul (past peak)
40	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Jul (past peak)
41	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	51	Aug (past peak)
42	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Jul (past peak)
43	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Jun (past peak)
44	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	31	Aug (past peak)
45	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	Mar (past peak)
46	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	30	Oct (rising)
47	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	29	Aug (past peak)
48	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	28	Sep (peak)
49	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	26	Jul (past peak)
50	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	24	Jun (past peak)