Butterflies Flying in Texas in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Texas in April in our iNaturalist sample; 21 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in April

Common Buckeye8,453 obs.

Monarch7,839 obs.

Red Admiral7,299 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail7,184 obs.

Gray Hairstreak6,620 obs.

Variegated Fritillary5,994 obs.

Checkered White5,945 obs.

Orange Sulphur5,808 obs.

American Lady5,533 obs.

Question Mark4,712 obs.

Black Swallowtail4,421 obs.

Gulf Fritillary3,510 obs.

All butterflies flying in Texas in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	8,453	Apr (peak)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	7,839	Oct (rising)
3	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	7,299	Apr (peak)
4	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	7,184	Apr (peak)
5	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6,620	Apr (peak)
6	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	5,994	Apr (peak)
7	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5,945	Apr (peak)
8	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5,808	Apr (peak)
9	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	5,533	Apr (peak)
10	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4,712	Apr (peak)
11	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4,421	May (rising)
12	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,510	Oct (rising)
13	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,443	Apr (peak)
14	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3,273	Apr (peak)
15	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,672	May (rising)
16	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	2,531	Oct (rising)
17	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2,397	Apr (peak)
18	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,303	Oct (rising)
19	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,129	Oct (rising)
20	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1,636	Mar (past peak)
21	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,573	Oct (rising)
22	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,517	Apr (peak)
23	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	1,497	Oct (rising)
24	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,293	Oct (rising)
25	Lyside Sulphur	Kricogonia lyside	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,236	Apr (peak)
26	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,223	Oct (rising)
27	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,176	Oct (rising)
28	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	1,164	Apr (peak)
29	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,145	Jul (rising)
30	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,068	May (rising)
31	Vesta Crescent	Phyciodes graphica	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,052	Apr (peak)
32	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	977	Apr (peak)
33	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	832	Apr (peak)
34	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	829	May (rising)
35	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	712	Mar (past peak)
36	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	711	Oct (rising)
37	Oak Hairstreak	Satyrium favonius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	684	May (rising)
38	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	621	Oct (rising)
39	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	597	Oct (rising)
40	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	574	Oct (rising)
41	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	550	May (rising)
42	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	530	Apr (peak)
43	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	515	Oct (rising)
44	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	487	Sep (rising)
45	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	462	Oct (rising)
46	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	376	Apr (peak)
47	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	375	Sep (rising)
48	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	372	Nov (rising)
49	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	361	Apr (peak)
50	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	348	May (rising)