Butterflies Flying in Texas in November (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Texas in November in our iNaturalist sample; 9 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in November

Monarch6,286 obs.

Gulf Fritillary5,965 obs.

Queen5,514 obs.

American Snout3,526 obs.

Common Buckeye2,746 obs.

Fiery Skipper2,508 obs.

Red Admiral2,307 obs.

Variegated Fritillary2,050 obs.

Phaon Crescent1,915 obs.

Little Yellow1,829 obs.

Ceraunus Blue1,718 obs.

Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak1,701 obs.

All butterflies flying in Texas in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	6,286	Oct (past peak)
2	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	5,965	Oct (past peak)
3	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	5,514	Oct (past peak)
4	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,526	Oct (past peak)
5	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,746	Apr (past peak)
6	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	2,508	Oct (past peak)
7	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,307	Apr (past peak)
8	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,050	Apr (past peak)
9	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,915	Oct (past peak)
10	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,829	Oct (past peak)
11	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1,718	Oct (past peak)
12	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1,701	Nov (peak)
13	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,679	Oct (past peak)
14	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,677	Oct (past peak)
15	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,581	Apr (past peak)
16	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,526	Apr (past peak)
17	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,473	Oct (past peak)
18	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	1,421	Oct (past peak)
19	Common Mestra	Mestra amymone	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,398	Oct (past peak)
20	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1,395	Apr (past peak)
21	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,350	Apr (past peak)
22	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,342	Oct (past peak)
23	Sickle-winged Skipper	Eantis tamenund	Skippers	1,326	Nov (peak)
24	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,300	Jul (past peak)
25	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,241	Nov (peak)
26	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	1,160	Oct (past peak)
27	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,128	Oct (past peak)
28	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	1,050	Oct (past peak)
29	Laviana White-Skipper	Heliopetes laviana	Skippers	978	Nov (peak)
30	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	965	Oct (past peak)
31	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	932	Apr (past peak)
32	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	885	Oct (past peak)
33	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	798	Oct (past peak)
34	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	786	Apr (past peak)
35	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	758	May (past peak)
36	Mexican Bluewing	Myscelia ethusa	Brush-footed Butterflies	751	Nov (peak)
37	Lyside Sulphur	Kricogonia lyside	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	749	Apr (past peak)
38	Brown Longtail	Spicauda procne	Skippers	741	Nov (peak)
39	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	731	Oct (past peak)
40	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	728	Oct (past peak)
41	White-striped Longtail	Chioides albofasciatus	Skippers	712	Oct (past peak)
42	Red-bordered Metalmark	Caria ino	Metalmark Butterflies	691	Nov (peak)
43	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	676	Nov (peak)
44	Vesta Crescent	Phyciodes graphica	Brush-footed Butterflies	637	Apr (past peak)
45	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	635	Nov (peak)
46	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	580	Apr (past peak)
47	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	543	Oct (past peak)
48	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	502	Oct (past peak)
49	Dusky-blue Groundstreak	Calycopis isobeon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	495	Oct (past peak)
50	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	489	Oct (past peak)