Butterflies Flying in Texas in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Texas in July in our iNaturalist sample; 1 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 July

Gulf Fritillary6,389 obs.

Queen4,151 obs.

Bordered Patch3,640 obs.

Tawny Emperor2,235 obs.

Gray Hairstreak2,191 obs.

Hackberry Emperor2,189 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail2,126 obs.

Fiery Skipper1,998 obs.

Black Swallowtail1,873 obs.

Common Buckeye1,870 obs.

Phaon Crescent1,602 obs.

Pearl Crescent1,541 obs.

All butterflies flying in Texas in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	6,389	Oct (rising)
2	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4,151	Oct (rising)
3	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,640	Jul (peak)
4	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,235	Oct (rising)
5	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2,191	Apr (past peak)
6	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,189	Apr (past peak)
7	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2,126	Apr (past peak)
8	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	1,998	Oct (rising)
9	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,873	May (past peak)
10	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,870	Apr (past peak)
11	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,602	Oct (rising)
12	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,541	May (past peak)
13	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,535	Oct (rising)
14	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	1,534	Oct (rising)
15	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,532	Oct (rising)
16	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,391	Apr (past peak)
17	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,110	May (past peak)
18	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1,082	May (past peak)
19	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	961	Apr (past peak)
20	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	948	Oct (rising)
21	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	851	Apr (past peak)
22	White-striped Longtail	Chioides albofasciatus	Skippers	832	Oct (rising)
23	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	816	Oct (rising)
24	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	807	Oct (rising)
25	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	632	Oct (rising)
26	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	628	Oct (rising)
27	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	620	Mar (past peak)
28	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	607	Oct (rising)
29	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	591	Sep (rising)
30	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	577	Oct (rising)
31	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	542	Apr (past peak)
32	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	509	Oct (rising)
33	Vesta Crescent	Phyciodes graphica	Brush-footed Butterflies	438	Apr (past peak)
34	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	422	Oct (rising)
35	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	419	Aug (rising)
36	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	412	Apr (past peak)
37	Lyside Sulphur	Kricogonia lyside	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	404	Apr (past peak)
38	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	393	Apr (past peak)
39	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	370	Nov (rising)
40	Common Mestra	Mestra amymone	Brush-footed Butterflies	363	Oct (rising)
41	Celia's Roadside-Skipper	Amblyscirtes celia	Skippers	359	Oct (rising)
42	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	352	Oct (rising)
43	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	350	Oct (rising)
44	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	321	Apr (past peak)
45	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	310	Nov (rising)
46	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	290	Aug (rising)
47	Dusky-blue Groundstreak	Calycopis isobeon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	279	Oct (rising)
48	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	271	Oct (rising)
49	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	269	Apr (past peak)
50	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	269	Aug (rising)