Butterflies Flying in Virginia in November (50 Species)

50 butterflies were recorded flying in Virginia in November in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 November

Common Buckeye336 obs.

Variegated Fritillary136 obs.

Monarch124 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper110 obs.

Huron Skipper103 obs.

Fiery Skipper94 obs.

American Lady72 obs.

Clouded Skipper68 obs.

Small White67 obs.

Pearl Crescent66 obs.

Ocola Skipper56 obs.

Sleepy Orange55 obs.

All butterflies flying in Virginia in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	336	Sep (past peak)
2	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	136	Sep (past peak)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	124	Aug (past peak)
4	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	110	Oct (past peak)
5	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	103	Sep (past peak)
6	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	94	Sep (past peak)
7	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	72	Jun (past peak)
8	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	68	Sep (past peak)
9	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	67	Jun (past peak)
10	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Sep (past peak)
11	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	56	Oct (past peak)
12	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	55	Aug (past peak)
13	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Mar (past peak)
14	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	47	Jul (past peak)
15	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	45	Sep (past peak)
16	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Oct (past peak)
17	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	32	Aug (past peak)
18	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Jul (past peak)
19	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	Aug (past peak)
20	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Aug (past peak)
21	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Oct (past peak)
22	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	16	Sep (past peak)
23	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	16	Aug (past peak)
24	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	13	Sep (past peak)
25	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Aug (past peak)
26	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Sep (past peak)
27	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	9	Aug (past peak)
28	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	7	Jul (past peak)
29	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (past peak)
30	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Sep (past peak)
31	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Aug (past peak)
32	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Oct (past peak)
33	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Aug (past peak)
34	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Aug (past peak)
35	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Aug (past peak)
36	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (past peak)
37	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Jul (past peak)
38	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
39	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
40	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	2	Aug (past peak)
41	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
42	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jun (past peak)
43	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	1	Jul (past peak)
44	Brazilian Skipper	Calpodes ethlius	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
45	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	May (past peak)
46	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)
47	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
48	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
49	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
50	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	1	Aug (past peak)