Butterfly flight seasons in Virginia from 158,770 research-grade iNaturalist observations. August has the most activity.
By month
Virginia butterfly calendar (top 40)
Fewer More observations (relative to each row's peak month)
Activity by month (all species)
Most-photographed butterflies in Virginia
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Monarch
Huron Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Pearl Crescent
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Common Buckeye
Spicebush Swallowtail
Zabulon Skipper
Small White
Variegated Fritillary
Zebra Swallowtail
Great Spangled Fritillary
Black Swallowtail
American Lady
Red-banded Hairstreak
