Butterflies Flying in West Virginia in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in West Virginia in July in our iNaturalist sample; 15 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in July

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail509 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail470 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper334 obs.

Monarch285 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail190 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary175 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue148 obs.

Huron Skipper146 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail128 obs.

Pearl Crescent118 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph117 obs.

Red Admiral115 obs.

All butterflies flying in West Virginia in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	509	Aug (rising)
2	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	470	Jul (peak)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	334	Jul (peak)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	285	Aug (rising)
5	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	190	Aug (rising)
6	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	175	Jun (past peak)
7	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	148	Jul (peak)
8	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	146	Sep (rising)
9	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	128	Jun (past peak)
10	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	118	Aug (rising)
11	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Jul (peak)
12	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Jul (peak)
13	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Aug (rising)
14	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	89	Jun (past peak)
15	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Jul (peak)
16	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	76	Aug (rising)
17	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Aug (rising)
18	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	69	Aug (rising)
19	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	64	Jul (peak)
20	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Sep (rising)
21	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Jun (past peak)
22	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	54	Aug (rising)
23	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Sep (rising)
24	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	49	Jun (past peak)
25	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	48	Jun (past peak)
26	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Sep (rising)
27	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Jul (peak)
28	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	41	Jun (past peak)
29	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Jul (peak)
30	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	38	Jun (past peak)
31	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	May (past peak)
32	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	35	Jun (past peak)
33	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	33	Aug (rising)
34	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	32	Jul (peak)
35	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	28	Aug (rising)
36	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Aug (rising)
37	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Jun (past peak)
38	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Jun (past peak)
39	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Jul (peak)
40	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Aug (rising)
41	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Sep (rising)
42	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Jun (past peak)
43	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	May (past peak)
44	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jul (peak)
45	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Sep (rising)
46	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	15	Jul (peak)
47	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	Jul (peak)
48	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	13	Aug (rising)
49	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jul (peak)
50	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Aug (rising)