Butterflies Flying in Virginia in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Virginia in July in our iNaturalist sample; 11 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in July

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail4,229 obs.

Huron Skipper1,966 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper1,906 obs.

Monarch1,596 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail1,390 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue962 obs.

Silvery Checkerspot923 obs.

Pearl Crescent907 obs.

Small White840 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail827 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail814 obs.

Variegated Fritillary755 obs.

All butterflies flying in Virginia in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4,229	Aug (rising)
2	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	1,966	Sep (rising)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1,906	Aug (rising)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,596	Aug (rising)
5	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,390	Aug (rising)
6	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	962	Sep (rising)
7	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	923	Jul (peak)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	907	Sep (rising)
9	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	840	Jun (past peak)
10	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	827	Jul (peak)
11	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	814	Jun (past peak)
12	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	755	Sep (rising)
13	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	747	Jul (peak)
14	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	613	Aug (rising)
15	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	606	Jul (peak)
16	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	600	Sep (rising)
17	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	580	Jun (past peak)
18	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	558	Jun (past peak)
19	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	533	Aug (rising)
20	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	482	Aug (rising)
21	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	452	Aug (rising)
22	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	401	Sep (rising)
23	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	375	Aug (rising)
24	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	351	Aug (rising)
25	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	349	Aug (rising)
26	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	324	Jul (peak)
27	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	320	Sep (rising)
28	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	310	Aug (rising)
29	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	285	Jul (peak)
30	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	269	Jul (peak)
31	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	255	Aug (rising)
32	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	252	Aug (rising)
33	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	195	Aug (rising)
34	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	190	Mar (past peak)
35	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	170	Jun (past peak)
36	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	165	Aug (rising)
37	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	145	Sep (rising)
38	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	132	Jul (peak)
39	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	115	Aug (rising)
40	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	105	Sep (rising)
41	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	101	Aug (rising)
42	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	96	Jul (peak)
43	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	94	Apr (past peak)
44	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	92	Jun (past peak)
45	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	86	Oct (rising)
46	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	85	Aug (rising)
47	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Jul (peak)
48	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	81	Jul (peak)
49	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	72	Oct (rising)
50	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	71	Sep (rising)