Butterflies Flying in Vermont in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Vermont in July in our iNaturalist sample; 26 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 July

Monarch2,103 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper929 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary764 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph757 obs.

Northern Pearly-eye668 obs.

Dun Skipper519 obs.

Red Admiral500 obs.

Atlantis Fritillary467 obs.

Small White446 obs.

Baltimore Checkerspot332 obs.

Long Dash316 obs.

Viceroy315 obs.

All butterflies flying in Vermont in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,103	Aug (rising)
2	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	929	Jul (peak)
3	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	764	Jul (peak)
4	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	757	Jul (peak)
5	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	668	Jul (peak)
6	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	519	Jul (peak)
7	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	500	Jul (peak)
8	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	467	Jul (peak)
9	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	446	Aug (rising)
10	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	332	Jul (peak)
11	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	316	Jun (past peak)
12	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	315	Aug (rising)
13	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	278	Jul (peak)
14	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	243	Jul (peak)
15	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	223	Jul (peak)
16	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	213	Apr (past peak)
17	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	213	Sep (rising)
18	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	204	Jun (past peak)
19	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	190	Jul (peak)
20	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	189	Jul (peak)
21	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	181	Aug (rising)
22	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	175	Jun (past peak)
23	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	173	Aug (rising)
24	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	171	Jul (peak)
25	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	142	Aug (rising)
26	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	142	Jun (past peak)
27	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	141	Jul (peak)
28	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	138	Jun (past peak)
29	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Jul (peak)
30	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	113	Jun (past peak)
31	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	106	Jul (peak)
32	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	100	Jun (past peak)
33	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	96	Jul (peak)
34	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	95	Jun (past peak)
35	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Jul (peak)
36	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Aug (rising)
37	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	81	Jul (peak)
38	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	80	Jul (peak)
39	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	Jun (past peak)
40	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	62	Jun (past peak)
41	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Jul (peak)
42	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Sep (rising)
43	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	50	Aug (rising)
44	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	48	Aug (rising)
45	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	44	Jul (peak)
46	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Jun (past peak)
47	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	40	Jul (peak)
48	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	36	Jul (peak)
49	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Jun (past peak)
50	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	28	Jul (peak)