Butterflies Flying in Wisconsin in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Wisconsin in July in our iNaturalist sample; 23 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in July

Northern Pearly-eye655 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph637 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper599 obs.

Black Swallowtail583 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail581 obs.

Dun Skipper520 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary487 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail386 obs.

All butterflies flying in Wisconsin in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	3,218	Jul (peak)
2	Karner Blue	Plebejus samuelis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	819	Jul (peak)
3	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	818	Jul (peak)
4	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	662	Aug (rising)
5	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	655	Jul (peak)
6	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	637	Jul (peak)
7	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	599	Aug (rising)
8	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	583	Aug (rising)
9	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	581	Aug (rising)
10	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	520	Jul (peak)
11	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	487	Jun (past peak)
12	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	386	Aug (rising)
13	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	350	Jun (past peak)
14	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	324	Aug (rising)
15	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	320	Jul (peak)
16	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	317	Aug (rising)
17	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	312	May (past peak)
18	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	290	Jun (past peak)
19	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	281	Jul (peak)
20	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	268	Jul (peak)
21	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	234	Jul (peak)
22	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	224	Jul (peak)
23	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	220	Jul (peak)
24	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	218	Jul (peak)
25	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	216	Jul (peak)
26	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	204	Jul (peak)
27	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	192	Aug (rising)
28	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	189	Jul (peak)
29	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	173	Jun (past peak)
30	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	170	Jul (peak)
31	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	157	Jun (past peak)
32	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	152	Jul (peak)
33	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	151	Jul (peak)
34	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	147	Aug (rising)
35	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	141	Jun (past peak)
36	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	124	Jun (past peak)
37	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	122	Sep (rising)
38	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Jun (past peak)
39	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	104	Aug (rising)
40	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	99	Jun (past peak)
41	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	95	Jul (peak)
42	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	92	Sep (rising)
43	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Aug (rising)
44	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	80	Sep (rising)
45	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	Aug (rising)
46	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Jul (peak)
47	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	67	Jul (peak)
48	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Jun (past peak)
49	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	55	Jul (peak)
50	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	May (past peak)