Butterflies Flying in West Virginia in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in West Virginia in August in our iNaturalist sample; 20 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in August

Monarch715 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail704 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail319 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper266 obs.

Huron Skipper234 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail229 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary186 obs.

Zabulon Skipper153 obs.

Pearl Crescent146 obs.

Northern Pearly-eye142 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue127 obs.

Peck's Skipper125 obs.

All butterflies flying in West Virginia in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	715	Aug (peak)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	704	Aug (peak)
3	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	319	Jul (past peak)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	266	Jul (past peak)
5	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	234	Sep (rising)
6	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	229	Aug (peak)
7	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	186	Jun (past peak)
8	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	153	Aug (peak)
9	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	146	Aug (peak)
10	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	142	Aug (peak)
11	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	127	Jul (past peak)
12	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	125	Aug (peak)
13	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Aug (peak)
14	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	96	Aug (peak)
15	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	95	Aug (peak)
16	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	95	Jun (past peak)
17	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	86	Jun (past peak)
18	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	83	Jul (past peak)
19	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	67	Aug (peak)
20	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Sep (rising)
21	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Sep (rising)
22	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Jul (past peak)
23	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Sep (rising)
24	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	53	Jun (past peak)
25	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	48	Aug (peak)
26	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Jul (past peak)
27	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Sep (rising)
28	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Aug (peak)
29	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Sep (rising)
30	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	39	Aug (peak)
31	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Jun (past peak)
32	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	36	Aug (peak)
33	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	Jun (past peak)
34	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	29	Aug (peak)
35	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jun (past peak)
36	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Aug (peak)
37	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Sep (rising)
38	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	23	Jul (past peak)
39	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	May (past peak)
40	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Jul (past peak)
41	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	17	Oct (rising)
42	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jun (past peak)
43	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jun (past peak)
44	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jul (past peak)
45	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	14	Jun (past peak)
46	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	11	Aug (peak)
47	Eastern Gemmed-Satyr	Cyllopsis gemma	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Aug (peak)
48	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Aug (peak)
49	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	May (past peak)
50	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jul (past peak)