Butterflies Flying in Texas in December (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Texas in December 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.

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

Top butterflies in December

Gulf Fritillary2,271 obs.

Queen2,217 obs.

Monarch2,039 obs.

Red Admiral1,545 obs.

American Snout1,104 obs.

Common Buckeye975 obs.

Sleepy Orange909 obs.

Orange Sulphur848 obs.

Little Yellow837 obs.

Dainty Sulphur822 obs.

Painted Lady790 obs.

Variegated Fritillary712 obs.

All butterflies flying in Texas in December

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,271	Oct (past peak)
2	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,217	Oct (past peak)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,039	Oct (past peak)
4	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,545	Apr (past peak)
5	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,104	Oct (past peak)
6	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	975	Apr (past peak)
7	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	909	Oct (past peak)
8	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	848	Apr (past peak)
9	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	837	Oct (past peak)
10	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	822	Apr (past peak)
11	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	790	Oct (past peak)
12	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	712	Apr (past peak)
13	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	693	Oct (past peak)
14	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	630	Oct (past peak)
15	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	585	Nov (past peak)
16	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	550	Oct (past peak)
17	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	513	Apr (past peak)
18	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	505	Oct (past peak)
19	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	477	Oct (past peak)
20	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	471	Oct (past peak)
21	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	467	Apr (past peak)
22	Common Mestra	Mestra amymone	Brush-footed Butterflies	439	Oct (past peak)
23	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	379	Nov (past peak)
24	Laviana White-Skipper	Heliopetes laviana	Skippers	359	Nov (past peak)
25	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	316	Apr (past peak)
26	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	306	Oct (past peak)
27	Mexican Bluewing	Myscelia ethusa	Brush-footed Butterflies	304	Nov (past peak)
28	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	292	Apr (past peak)
29	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	290	Apr (past peak)
30	Lyside Sulphur	Kricogonia lyside	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	285	Apr (past peak)
31	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	284	Apr (past peak)
32	Dusky-blue Groundstreak	Calycopis isobeon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	280	Oct (past peak)
33	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	276	Oct (past peak)
34	Sickle-winged Skipper	Eantis tamenund	Skippers	270	Nov (past peak)
35	Brown Longtail	Spicauda procne	Skippers	265	Nov (past peak)
36	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	263	Oct (past peak)
37	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	248	Oct (past peak)
38	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	246	Oct (past peak)
39	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	246	Nov (past peak)
40	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	240	Oct (past peak)
41	Vesta Crescent	Phyciodes graphica	Brush-footed Butterflies	219	Apr (past peak)
42	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	211	Apr (past peak)
43	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	207	Nov (past peak)
44	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	207	Apr (past peak)
45	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	194	Nov (past peak)
46	White-striped Longtail	Chioides albofasciatus	Skippers	186	Oct (past peak)
47	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	158	Nov (past peak)
48	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	158	Jul (past peak)
49	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	153	Oct (past peak)
50	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	151	Oct (past peak)