Butterflies of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance

New for county from carolinaleps

Cassius BlueDare -
Oak HairstreakMcDowell; P - Bert Harris
Zebra LongwingAlamance - Dianne Ford
carolinalepsiNaturalist
Records added to the database from carolinaleps. We have 261,431 records in the database.
Aaron's SkipperDare; Mainland2025-09-23Audrey Whitlock2Alligator River NWR
American CopperAshe2025-10-16Merrill Lynch1iNat Record
American LadyGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat3yard
American SnoutBuncombe2025-10-06Gail Lankford1Weaverville
Aphrodite FritillaryHaywood2025-09-23Savannah Carter1iNat Record
Appalachian AzureAlleghany2025-06-04Jeff Pippen, Lori Arent, Ryan Chaffee11Multiple sites
Appalachian BrownRowan2025-09-14Joe Poston1iNat Record
Appalachian Tiger SwallowtailRutherford; M2025-06-19Dennis Kent1iNat Record
Baltimore CheckerspotMadison2025-06-09William Young1iNat Record
Banded HairstreakGraham2025-07-011iNat Record
Berry's SkipperOnslow2025-09-19Harry LeGrand, Jeff Pippen4SARU
Black SwallowtailCaldwell2025-10-09Cynthia Story1iNat Record
Brazilian SkipperNew Hanover2025-10-141iNat Record
Broad-winged SkipperDare; Mainland2025-10-19Ricky Davis, Colleen Bockhahn, Jeff Pippen1Alligator River NWR
Brown ElfinTransylvania2025-04-211iNat 272086120'>iNat Record
Byssus SkipperOnslow2025-09-19Harry LeGrand, Jeff Pippen1SARU
Cabbage WhiteMitchell2025-10-221iNat Record
Carolina Roadside-SkipperDare; Mainland2025-08-24John and Nancy Crosby3Alligator River NWR
Carolina SatyrWilkes; P2025-10-20Lori Arent5Buck Mountain
Cassius BlueDare2025-09-181iNat Record
Checkered WhiteTransylvania2025-10-081iNat Record
Clouded SkipperGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat12yard
Clouded SulphurWilkes; P2025-10-21Guy McGrane10Elk Creek Road
Cloudless SulphurGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat3yard
Cobweb SkipperMadison2025-04-14Kevin Metcalf1iNat 270548809'>iNat Record
Common BuckeyeGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat1yard
Common Checkered-SkipperGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat1yard
Common Roadside-SkipperSurry2025-08-25Brian Bockhahn and party1PIMO Butterfly Count
Common SootywingMadison2025-08-251iNat Record
Common Wood-NymphCamden2025-09-28Nick Flanders4North River Game Land
Confused CloudywingMoore; C2025-08-04Nancy Williamson1WEWO
Coral HairstreakBurke; P2025-06-21Liza Hagey1iNat Record
Creole Pearly-eyeAnson2025-10-13Dennis Kent1iNat Record
Crossline SkipperSurry2025-10-13Sven Halling1PIMO
Crystal SkipperCarteret2025-08-07Randy Newman1FOMA
Delaware SkipperCurrituck2025-10-05Nick Flanders3Mackay Island NWR
Diana FritillaryHaywood2025-09-201iNat Record
Dion SkipperDare; Mainland2025-10-19Ricky Davis, Colleen Bockhahn, Jeff Pippen2Alligator River NWR
Dreamy DuskywingBurke; P2025-06-301iNat Record
Dukes' SkipperCurrituck2025-09-12Larry Lynch12Coinjock
Dun SkipperDare; Mainland2025-10-18Jeff Pippen1Alligator River NWR
Dusky AzureGraham2025-04-18Kevin Metcalf1iNat 271452728'>iNat Record
Dusted SkipperClay2025-05-18Jeff Pippen, Lori Arent, Audrey Whitlock, Al Hooks1Multiple sites
Early HairstreakSwain2025-03-29Jaimie Matzko1iNat 267764606'>iNat Record
Eastern CommaDurham2025-10-21Harry LeGrand1Flat River Waterfowl Impoundments
Eastern Giant SwallowtailLee2025-10-191iNat Record
Eastern Pine ElfinGuilford2025-06-21Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Eastern Tailed-BlueSwain2025-10-16Jason Love1Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Eastern Tiger SwallowtailBuncombe2025-10-06Gail Lankford1Weaverville
Edwards' HairstreakMoore; C2025-06-10Brian Bockhahn, Jeff Pippen, et al.5WEWO -- Multiple sites
Eufala SkipperWake2025-10-19Harry LeGrand1Raulston Arboretum
Falcate OrangetipBuncombe2025-04-19Sparrel Wood1CarBMP record. Butler Mountain Bald
Fiery SkipperGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat12yard
Frosted ElfinRichmond; C2025-04-17Gabriela Garrison1Sandhills Game Land
Gemmed SatyrAnson2025-10-13Dennis Kent1iNat Record
Georgia SatyrCarteret2025-09-04Jeff Pippen22Croatan NF
Golden Banded-SkipperMadison2025-05-311iNat Record
Gray HairstreakOnslow2025-10-22Hunter Phillips1Stones Creek Game Land
Great Purple HairstreakGaston2025-10-24Kari Cook1iNat Record
Great Spangled FritillaryBuncombe2025-10-06Gail Lankford1Weaverville
Gulf FritillaryGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat4yard
Hackberry EmperorForsyth2025-10-131iNat Record
HarvesterWatauga2025-10-18Guy McGrane1Boone Greenway
Hayhurst's ScallopwingSurry2025-08-251iNat 310070626'>iNat Record
Henry's ElfinLee2025-04-29Jimmy Randolph1photographed, on Facebook Carolina Leps. In yard in Sanford.
Hessel's HairstreakRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf6
Hoary EdgeMecklenburg2025-10-151iNat Record
Hobomok SkipperBuncombe2025-07-25Lorna Luketin1Blue Ridge Parkway
Holly AzureRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf10
Horace's DuskywingGuilford2025-09-23CBS Triad Chapter field trip1Jamestown
Incognito CrescentClay2025-08-27Al Hooks, Jeff Pippen10Nantahala Forest
Indian SkipperClay2025-05-18Jeff Pippen, Lori Arent, Audrey Whitlock, Al Hooks1Multiple sites
Intricate SatyrBrunswick2025-04-15Jayden Ward1iNat 270910477'>iNat Record
Juniper HairstreakGuilford2025-09-23CBS Triad Chapter field trip1Jamestown
Juvenal's DuskywingHaywood2025-05-20Paul E. Super1CarBMP record. The Purchase
King's HairstreakPitt2025-06-29railprof1iNat 293775547'>iNat Record
Lace-winged Roadside-SkipperBladen2025-09-21Steven Joyner1iNat Record
Least SkipperWilkes; P2025-10-21Guy McGrane2Elk Creek Road
Little GlassywingGuilford2025-09-23CBS Triad Chapter field trip1Jamestown
Little MetalmarkOnslow2025-10-22Hunter Phillips8Stones Creek Game Land
Little Wood-SatyrOrange2025-07-05Chloe Gude, Wren Gudhart, Erica Janko, Janice O'Leary1Mason Farm
Little YellowCarteret2025-10-20Bob Cavanaugh1yard
Long-tailed SkipperNew Hanover2025-10-251iNat Record
Meadow FritillaryAlleghany2025-10-11Derek Hudgins1iNat Record
Meske's SkipperRichmond; C2025-10-14Will Stuart1iNat 321101503'>iNat Record
MonarchGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat1yard
Mottled DuskywingRutherford; P2025-06-11Will Stuart1iNat Record
Mourning CloakHyde2025-10-18Jeff Pippen1Alligator River NWR
Northern Broken-dashRockingham2025-08-19Brian Bockhahn and party1MARI Butterfly Count
Northern CloudywingBuncombe2025-09-21Gail Lankford, Bill Perry, Sue Perry1Sandy Mush Game Land
Northern Pearly-eyeBuncombe2025-09-23Heather Rayburn1UNCA Urban Forest
Oak HairstreakMcDowell; P2025-05-29Bert Harris1iNat Record
Ocola SkipperGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat1yard
Olympia MarbleMadison2025-04-05Pete Dixon, Heather Rayburn, Ben Gillum1Hot Springs
Orange SulphurDurham2025-10-21Harry LeGrand7Flat River Waterfowl Impoundments
Painted LadyMadison2025-10-261iNat Record
Palamedes SwallowtailCarteret2025-10-16Bob Cavanaugh2
Palatka SkipperDare; Mainland2025-10-18Jeff Pippen1Alligator River NWR
Pearl CrescentGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat1yard
Peck's SkipperAlleghany2025-09-15Sven Halling7Doughton Park
Pepper and Salt SkipperTransylvania2025-06-22Erin Price1iNat Record
Phaon CrescentDare; OBL2025-10-161iNat 321574336'>iNat Record
Pipevine SwallowtailGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat1yard
QueenDare; OBL2025-10-18Taylor Piephoff1Cape Hatteras Point
Question MarkDurham2025-10-21Harry LeGrand1Flat River Waterfowl Impoundments
Red AdmiralOnslow2025-10-22Hunter Phillips1Stones Creek Game Land
Red-banded HairstreakCumberland2025-10-19Mike Turner1
Red-spotted PurpleWilkes; P2025-10-21Guy McGrane4Elk Creek Road
Reversed Roadside-SkipperRichmond; C2025-07-01Brian Bockhahn1Sandhills Game Land
SachemGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat12yard
Salt Marsh SkipperDare; Mainland2025-10-18Jeff Pippen12Alligator River NWR
Silver-spotted SkipperGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat1yard
Silvery BlueMadison2025-04-05Pete Dixon, Heather Rayburn, Ben Gillum1Hot Springs
Silvery CheckerspotGuilford2025-09-23CBS Triad Chapter field trip1Jamestown
Sleepy DuskywingClay2025-05-18Jeff Pippen, Lori Arent, Audrey Whitlock, Al Hooks4Multiple sites
Sleepy OrangeGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat2yard
Southern Broken-dashDare; Mainland2025-09-23Audrey Whitlock4Alligator River NWR
Southern CloudywingCarteret2025-09-04Jeff Pippen5multiple sites
Southern Pearly-eyeWake2025-10-18Mary Tschopp1iNat Record
Southern SkipperlingWake2025-09-24Harry LeGrand2Western Raleigh
Spicebush SwallowtailRandolph2025-10-07Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent1Uwharrie National Forest
Spring AzureWatauga2025-05-21Julie Mullis4CarBMP record. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
Summer AzureGuilford2025-10-31Marie Poteat1yard
Swarthy SkipperBeaufort2025-10-04Larry Chen1iNat Record
Tawny CrescentClay2025-05-301iNat Record
Tawny EmperorOrange2025-10-151iNat Record
Tawny-edged SkipperDare; Mainland2025-09-23Audrey Whitlock1Alligator River NWR
Twin-spot SkipperDare; Mainland2025-09-06Carolina Butterfly Society field trip2Alligator River NWR
Variegated FritillaryDurham2025-10-21Harry LeGrand5Flat River Waterfowl Impoundments
ViceroyWatauga2025-10-18Sisi Falcone1iNat Record
West Virginia WhiteJackson2025-05-01Michael Weisensee1iNat Record
WhirlaboutNew Hanover2025-10-24John Taggart1
White PeacockDare; Mainland2025-09-071iNat Record
White-M HairstreakWake2025-10-26Cary Brief1iNat Record
Wild Indigo DuskywingOrange2025-10-04Arabella Capino1iNat Record
Yehl SkipperDare; Mainland2025-10-19Ricky Davis, Colleen Bockhahn, Jeff Pippen2Alligator River NWR
Yucca Giant-SkipperOnslow2025-04-181iNat 272107500'>iNat Record
Zabulon SkipperWake2025-10-09Matthew Moskwik1iNat Record
Zarucco DuskywingSurry2025-09-26Brian Bockhahn2PIMO
Zebra LongwingAlamance2025-10-14Dianne Ford1iNat Record
Zebra SwallowtailGuilford2025-09-23CBS Triad Chapter field trip1Jamestown