Butterflies Flying in Vermont in May (54 Species)

54 butterflies were recorded flying in Vermont in May in our iNaturalist sample; 5 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 May

Red Admiral432 obs.

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail307 obs.

Silvery Blue286 obs.

Mourning Cloak258 obs.

Eastern Pine Elfin213 obs.

Small White173 obs.

Eastern Comma163 obs.

Brown Elfin159 obs.

Hobomok Skipper130 obs.

Juvenal's Duskywing122 obs.

American Copper105 obs.

American Lady100 obs.

All butterflies flying in Vermont in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	432	Jul (rising)
2	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	307	Jun (rising)
3	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	286	Jun (rising)
4	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	258	Apr (past peak)
5	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	213	May (peak)
6	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	173	Aug (rising)
7	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	163	Jul (rising)
8	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	159	May (peak)
9	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	130	Jun (rising)
10	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	122	May (peak)
11	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	105	Jun (rising)
12	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	100	Jul (rising)
13	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Jun (rising)
14	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	56	May (peak)
15	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	55	Sep (rising)
16	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	47	Aug (rising)
17	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	37	Aug (rising)
18	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Aug (rising)
19	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Aug (rising)
20	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Aug (rising)
21	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Jul (rising)
22	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Jun (rising)
23	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	26	Jul (rising)
24	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jul (rising)
25	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jun (rising)
26	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jun (rising)
27	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jul (rising)
28	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jul (rising)
29	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	17	Aug (rising)
30	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Aug (rising)
31	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Jun (rising)
32	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Jul (rising)
33	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	10	Jul (rising)
34	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	9	Jun (rising)
35	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jul (rising)
36	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	May (peak)
37	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (rising)
38	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (rising)
39	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)
40	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jun (rising)
41	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	4	Jun (rising)
42	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Aug (rising)
43	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Aug (rising)
44	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Jul (rising)
45	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (rising)
46	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Jul (rising)
47	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	2	Jul (rising)
48	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
49	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	2	Jun (rising)
50	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	1	Aug (rising)