Butterflies Flying in Texas in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Texas in August in our iNaturalist sample; 3 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 August

Gulf Fritillary6,490 obs.

Queen4,147 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail2,499 obs.

Bordered Patch2,181 obs.

Monarch1,982 obs.

Hackberry Emperor1,898 obs.

Fiery Skipper1,737 obs.

Clouded Skipper1,594 obs.

Gray Hairstreak1,434 obs.

Little Yellow1,234 obs.

Tawny Emperor1,156 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,110 obs.

All butterflies flying in Texas in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	6,490	Oct (rising)
2	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4,147	Oct (rising)
3	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2,499	Apr (past peak)
4	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,181	Jul (past peak)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,982	Oct (rising)
6	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,898	Apr (past peak)
7	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	1,737	Oct (rising)
8	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	1,594	Oct (rising)
9	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1,434	Apr (past peak)
10	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,234	Oct (rising)
11	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,156	Oct (rising)
12	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,110	May (past peak)
13	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,107	Oct (rising)
14	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,097	Oct (rising)
15	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,087	Apr (past peak)
16	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,032	Oct (rising)
17	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,019	May (past peak)
18	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	1,007	Oct (rising)
19	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	894	May (past peak)
20	White-striped Longtail	Chioides albofasciatus	Skippers	878	Oct (rising)
21	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	822	Oct (rising)
22	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	793	Apr (past peak)
23	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	727	Oct (rising)
24	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	703	Sep (rising)
25	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	682	Apr (past peak)
26	Common Mestra	Mestra amymone	Brush-footed Butterflies	662	Oct (rising)
27	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	659	Oct (rising)
28	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	637	Oct (rising)
29	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	577	Oct (rising)
30	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	564	Oct (rising)
31	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	562	May (past peak)
32	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	553	Mar (past peak)
33	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	541	Oct (rising)
34	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	505	Aug (peak)
35	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	437	Nov (rising)
36	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	424	Apr (past peak)
37	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	388	Oct (rising)
38	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	384	Apr (past peak)
39	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	376	Apr (past peak)
40	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	346	Apr (past peak)
41	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	333	Aug (peak)
42	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	327	Mar (past peak)
43	Celia's Roadside-Skipper	Amblyscirtes celia	Skippers	317	Oct (rising)
44	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	307	Nov (rising)
45	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	301	Oct (rising)
46	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	294	Oct (rising)
47	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	293	Apr (past peak)
48	Lyside Sulphur	Kricogonia lyside	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	284	Apr (past peak)
49	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	279	Aug (peak)
50	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	249	Nov (rising)