Butterflies Flying in Texas in February (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Texas in February 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 February

Red Admiral1,722 obs.

Orange Sulphur1,198 obs.

American Lady692 obs.

Gray Hairstreak646 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail639 obs.

Common Buckeye628 obs.

Gulf Fritillary615 obs.

Monarch499 obs.

Variegated Fritillary497 obs.

Question Mark471 obs.

Dainty Sulphur401 obs.

Fiery Skipper383 obs.

All butterflies flying in Texas in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,722	Apr (rising)
2	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,198	Apr (rising)
3	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	692	Apr (rising)
4	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	646	Apr (rising)
5	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	639	Apr (rising)
6	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	628	Apr (rising)
7	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	615	Oct (rising)
8	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	499	Oct (rising)
9	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	497	Apr (rising)
10	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	471	Apr (rising)
11	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	401	Apr (rising)
12	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	383	Oct (rising)
13	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	368	Oct (rising)
14	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	366	Apr (rising)
15	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	340	Oct (rising)
16	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	340	Oct (rising)
17	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	308	Oct (rising)
18	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	278	Mar (rising)
19	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	277	Oct (rising)
20	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	260	Mar (rising)
21	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	257	May (rising)
22	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	242	Oct (rising)
23	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	231	Oct (rising)
24	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	206	Apr (rising)
25	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	203	Oct (rising)
26	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	201	Nov (rising)
27	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	193	Apr (rising)
28	Dusky-blue Groundstreak	Calycopis isobeon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	190	Oct (rising)
29	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	186	Apr (rising)
30	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	179	May (rising)
31	Vesta Crescent	Phyciodes graphica	Brush-footed Butterflies	170	Apr (rising)
32	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	169	Oct (rising)
33	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	153	Mar (rising)
34	White-striped Longtail	Chioides albofasciatus	Skippers	134	Oct (rising)
35	Laviana White-Skipper	Heliopetes laviana	Skippers	133	Nov (rising)
36	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	123	Oct (rising)
37	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	122	Oct (rising)
38	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	120	Oct (rising)
39	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	113	Apr (rising)
40	Mexican Bluewing	Myscelia ethusa	Brush-footed Butterflies	110	Nov (rising)
41	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	109	May (rising)
42	Brown Longtail	Spicauda procne	Skippers	109	Nov (rising)
43	Lyside Sulphur	Kricogonia lyside	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	99	Apr (rising)
44	Falcate Orangetip	Anthocharis midea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	98	Mar (rising)
45	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	93	Nov (rising)
46	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	84	May (rising)
47	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	83	Nov (rising)
48	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	82	Oct (rising)
49	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	79	Nov (rising)
50	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	77	Oct (rising)