Butterflies Flying in Vermont in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Vermont in August in our iNaturalist sample; 13 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in August

Monarch3,034 obs.

Viceroy594 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail535 obs.

Common Ringlet508 obs.

Small White483 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary461 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph419 obs.

Peck's Skipper362 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue360 obs.

Least Skipper286 obs.

Clouded Sulphur257 obs.

Red Admiral201 obs.

All butterflies flying in Vermont in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,034	Aug (peak)
2	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	594	Aug (peak)
3	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	535	Aug (peak)
4	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	508	Jun (past peak)
5	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	483	Aug (peak)
6	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	461	Jul (past peak)
7	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	419	Jul (past peak)
8	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	362	Aug (peak)
9	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	360	Aug (peak)
10	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	286	Aug (peak)
11	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	257	Sep (rising)
12	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	201	Jul (past peak)
13	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	201	Jun (past peak)
14	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	199	Jul (past peak)
15	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	189	Jul (past peak)
16	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	173	Jul (past peak)
17	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	149	Jun (past peak)
18	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	140	Apr (past peak)
19	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	125	Jul (past peak)
20	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	125	Jun (past peak)
21	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	120	Jul (past peak)
22	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	103	Jul (past peak)
23	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	93	Jul (past peak)
24	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	85	Jun (past peak)
25	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	84	Aug (peak)
26	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Jul (past peak)
27	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	65	Jul (past peak)
28	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	64	Sep (rising)
29	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	64	Aug (peak)
30	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	61	Jul (past peak)
31	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Aug (peak)
32	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Jul (past peak)
33	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	40	Jul (past peak)
34	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	35	Jun (past peak)
35	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Jun (past peak)
36	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jun (past peak)
37	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Jul (past peak)
38	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	20	Aug (peak)
39	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Jul (past peak)
40	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jul (past peak)
41	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Jul (past peak)
42	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	17	Jul (past peak)
43	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Aug (peak)
44	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	16	Jun (past peak)
45	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	13	Jul (past peak)
46	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Aug (peak)
47	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Jul (past peak)
48	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	11	Jul (past peak)
49	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Jul (past peak)
50	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	9	Jun (past peak)