Butterflies of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance

New for county from carolinaleps

Baltimore CheckerspotFranklin - Harry LeGrand
White Checkered-SkipperScotland - Rob Gilson, Carolina Butterfly Society
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Records added to the database from carolinaleps. We have 250,607 records in the database.
Aaron's SkipperDare; Mainland2024-09-19Jeff Pippen, Rachel Veal, Audrey Whitlock4Alligator River NWR
American CopperHaywood2024-09-10Paul E. Super1CarBMP record. The Purchase
American LadyGuilford2025-04-28Marie Poteat1Jamestown
American SnoutOrange2025-04-30Jeff Pippen7ENRI
Aphrodite FritillaryHaywood2024-09-16Paul E. Super2CarBMP record. The Purchase
Appalachian AzureWatauga2025-04-29Guy McGrane1It was in an area with much Black Cohosh (the hostplant); Deep Gap near the Blue Ridge Parkway. Presumed male
Appalachian BrownOrange2024-09-15Chloe Gude1CarBMP record. Mason Farm
Appalachian Tiger SwallowtailHaywood2025-04-18Jeff Pippen5Harmon Den
Baltimore CheckerspotFranklin2024-05-21Harry LeGrand1
Banded HairstreakMacon2024-07-28Brian Bockhahn1Nantahala National Forest
Berry's SkipperHyde2024-05-22Derb Carter1near Dare County line
Black SwallowtailCarteret2025-04-27Bob Cavanaugh1yard
Brazilian SkipperDurham2024-10-07Dan Levine1Carolina Arbors yard
Broad-winged SkipperCamden2024-10-03Nick Flanders, Kylie Gieser2Bingham Road
Brown ElfinMadison2025-04-14Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf2
Byssus SkipperRichmond; C2024-09-12Richard Stickney2Sandhills Game Land
Cabbage WhiteAnson2025-04-27Will Stuart1Pee Dee NWR
Carolina Roadside-SkipperGates2025-04-02Brian Bockhahn3Chowan Swamp Game Land
Carolina SatyrOrange2025-04-30Jeff Pippen10ENRI
Checkered WhiteDurham2025-04-17Lori Arent1Flat River
Clouded SkipperGuilford2025-04-27Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Clouded SulphurDurham2025-04-17Lori Arent1Flat River
Cloudless SulphurAnson2025-04-27Will Stuart1Pee Dee NWR
Cobweb SkipperMadison2025-04-14Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf1
Common BuckeyeAnson2025-04-27Will Stuart8Pee Dee NWR
Common Checkered-SkipperGuilford2025-04-28Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Common Roadside-SkipperRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker3
Common SootywingRichmond; P2025-04-21Will Stuart1
Common Wood-NymphCurrituck2024-09-28Jeff Lewis1CarBMP record. Pine Island
Confused CloudywingRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf5
Coral HairstreakSurry2024-06-20Joe Mickey1
Creole Pearly-eyeHarnett; C2024-08-08Paul Hart1Cape Fear Shiner County Park
Crossline SkipperOrange2024-10-02Jeff Pippen1
Crystal SkipperCarteret2025-04-17David Heavner27
Delaware SkipperNew Hanover2024-09-24John Taggart1CarBMP record. FOFI
Diana FritillaryHaywood2024-09-10Paul E. Super1CarBMP record. The Purchase
Dion SkipperDare; Mainland2024-09-22Audrey Whitlock9
Dotted SkipperRichmond; C2024-09-12Richard Stickney5Sandhills Game Land
Dreamy DuskywingRutherford; P2025-04-19Derb Carter4South Mountains Game Land
Dukes' SkipperCurrituck2024-09-12Jeffrey Smith25Coinjock
Dun SkipperDurham2024-10-14Lori Arent1CarBMP record. Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment
Dusky AzureGraham2024-04-24Jason Cole20Nantahala NF 4/21-4/25 combined
Dusted SkipperOrange2024-05-13Jeff Pippen1CarBMP record. Duke Forest
Eastern CommaAnson2025-04-27Will Stuart1Pee Dee NWR
Eastern Giant SwallowtailDare; OBU2024-09-01Jeff Lewis4CarBMP record. Pine Island
Eastern Pine ElfinMecklenburg2025-04-18Rob Van Epps1Fisher Farm Park
Eastern Tailed-BlueGuilford2025-04-28Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Eastern Tiger SwallowtailCarteret2025-04-29Bob Cavanaugh1yard
Edwards' HairstreakMoore; C2024-06-01Rob Gilson, Carolina Butterfly Society7WEWO
Eufala SkipperCarteret2024-11-18Randy Newman1CarBMP record. FOMA
European SkipperAshe2024-06-12H. LeGrand, L. Arent, A. Whitlock3
Falcate OrangetipMadison2025-04-14Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf5
Fiery SkipperAnson2025-04-27Will Stuart1Pee Dee NWR
Frosted ElfinRichmond; C2025-04-17Gabriela Garrison1
Gemmed SatyrGuilford2025-04-29Caroline Tisdale1
Georgia SatyrCarteret2024-05-19Jimmy Randolph1
Golden Banded-SkipperHaywood2024-06-23Heather Rayburn, Gail Lankford, Ben Gillum1Fines Creek/Harmon Den
Gray HairstreakGuilford2025-04-28Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Great Purple HairstreakRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf1
Great Spangled FritillaryDurham2024-10-19Dan Levine1CarBMP record. Carolina Arbors
Green CommaYancey2024-05-17Scottt Hartley1MOMI
Gulf FritillaryCarteret2025-04-07Bob Cavanaugh1yard
Hackberry EmperorAnson2025-04-27Will Stuart1Pee Dee NWR
HarvesterOrange2025-04-30Jeff Pippen1ENRI
Hayhurst's ScallopwingAnson2025-04-17Will Stuart1Pee Dee NWR
Henry's ElfinLee2025-04-29Jimmy Randolph1photographed, on Facebook Carolina Leps. In yard in Sanford.
Hessel's HairstreakRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf6
Hoary EdgeRutherford; P2025-04-19Derb Carter1South Mountains Game Land
Hobomok SkipperAlleghany2024-06-13H. LeGrand, L. Arent, A. Whitlock2
Holly AzureRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf10
Horace's DuskywingRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf1
Incognito CrescentBuncombe2024-09-10Sparrel Wood1CarBMP record. Butler Mountain Bald
Indian SkipperWatauga2024-06-11H. LeGrand, L. Arent, A. Whitlock2
Intricate SatyrCraven2025-04-12Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent, Dave & Marty Kastner, David Heavner, Caroline Ti1Croatan NF
Juniper HairstreakOrange2025-04-19Tom Driscoll1yard
Juvenal's DuskywingOrange2025-04-30Jeff Pippen1ENRI
King's HairstreakMoore; C2024-06-01Rob Gilson, Carolina Butterfly Society6WEWO
Lace-winged Roadside-SkipperRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker1
Least SkipperDurham2025-04-17Lori Arent2Flat River
Little GlassywingOrange2024-11-05Chloe Gude1CarBMP record. Mason Farm
Little MetalmarkNew Hanover2025-04-14Dave & Marty Kastner, Jeff Smith1Holly Shelter Game Land
Little Wood-SatyrCraven2025-04-15Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf1Croatan NF
Little YellowNew Hanover2024-11-16John Taggart1CarBMP record. FOFI
Long-tailed SkipperCarteret2024-11-25Randy Newman1CarBMP record. FOMA
Meadow FritillaryHaywood2025-04-18Jeff Pippen2Harmon Den
Meske's SkipperScotland2024-10-13Richard Stickney10Sandhills Game Land
MonarchGuilford2025-04-26Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Mottled DuskywingRutherford; P2025-04-19Derb Carter4South Mountains Game Land
Mourning CloakSurry2025-04-04Sven Halling5PIMO
Northern Broken-dashDare; Mainland2024-09-11Audrey Whitlock1Alligator River NWR
Northern CloudywingRutherford; P2025-04-19Derb Carter2South Mountains Game Land
Northern Pearly-eyeAnson2025-04-27Will Stuart1Pee Dee NWR
Oak HairstreakDare; OBU2024-05-28Lori Arent2Outer Banks Arboretum
Ocola SkipperNew Hanover2024-11-25John Taggart4CarBMP record. FOFI
Olympia MarbleMadison2025-04-05Pete Dixon, Heather Rayburn, Ben Gillum1Hot Springs
Orange SulphurHalifax; C2025-04-20Nick Flanders9Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land - Pollocks Ferry Tract
Painted LadyGuilford2024-11-13Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Palamedes SwallowtailPender2025-04-27John Taggart2Moores Creek National Battlefield
Palatka SkipperDare; Mainland2024-09-19Jeff Pippen, Rachel Veal, Audrey Whitlock261Alligator River NWR
Pearl CrescentOrange2025-04-30Jeff Pippen3ENRI
Peck's SkipperWatauga2024-09-05Guy McGrane2
Pepper and Salt SkipperRutherford; P2025-04-19Derb Carter3South Mountains Game Land
Phaon CrescentDare; OBM2025-04-16Rachel Veal1Salvo Day Use Area
Pipevine SwallowtailHaywood2025-04-18Jeff Pippen10Harmon Den
QueenNew Hanover2024-11-25John Taggart1CarBMP record. FOFI
Question MarkDurham2024-10-22Lori Arent1CarBMP record. Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment
Red AdmiralAnson2025-04-23Will Stuart1Pee Dee NWR
Red-banded HairstreakGuilford2025-04-28Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Red-spotted PurpleAnson2025-04-27Will Stuart2Pee Dee NWR
Reversed Roadside-SkipperRichmond; C2025-04-17Bill Dempwolf1
SachemGuilford2025-04-28Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Salt Marsh SkipperCarteret2025-04-29Bob Cavanaugh1Beaufort
Silver-spotted SkipperGuilford2025-04-27Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Silvery BlueMadison2025-04-05Pete Dixon, Heather Rayburn, Ben Gillum1Hot Springs
Silvery CheckerspotOrange2025-04-30Jeff Pippen4ENRI
Sleepy DuskywingRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf3
Sleepy OrangeCraven2025-04-30Bob Cavanaugh1Lynaire Kennels, New Bern
Southern Broken-dashDare; OBU2024-10-07Stephanie Krueger1CarBMP record. Roanoke Island Marsh
Southern CloudywingRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf5
Southern Pearly-eyeAnson2025-04-19Will Stuart1Pee Dee NWR
Southern SkipperlingWake2024-11-16Harry LeGrand4Schenck Forest
Spicebush SwallowtailOrange2025-04-30Jeff Pippen1ENRI
Spring AzureSurry2025-04-04Sven Halling2PIMO
Striped HairstreakHaywood2024-06-23Heather Rayburn, Gail Lankford, Ben Gillum1Fines Creek/Harmon Den
Summer AzureOrange2025-04-30Jeff Pippen1ENRI
Swarthy SkipperBrunswick2025-04-16Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf1off Hwy 211
Tawny CrescentClay2024-05-16Jason Cole4Nantahala NF
Tawny EmperorOrange2024-09-30Jeff Pippen1
Tawny-edged SkipperForsyth2024-09-28Sven Halling1PIMO
Twin-spot SkipperDare; Mainland2024-09-22Audrey Whitlock1
Variegated FritillaryAnson2025-04-27Will Stuart5Pee Dee NWR
ViceroyAnson2025-04-23Will Stuart3Pee Dee NWR
West Virginia WhiteHaywood2025-04-18Jeff Pippen2Harmon Den
WhirlaboutAnson2025-04-27Will Stuart1Pee Dee NWR
White Checkered-SkipperScotland2024-06-02Rob Gilson, Carolina Butterfly Society1Sandhills Game Land
White-M HairstreakDurham2025-04-17Fred Myers1ENRI
Wild Indigo DuskywingRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf2
Yehl SkipperDare; Mainland2024-09-22Audrey Whitlock73
Yucca Giant-SkipperCumberland2024-04-02John Lynch1CACR - Almost hit me in the face as I approached the known patch of yucca. Very powerful flight. Followed it for ~20 seconds and was able to see it through binoculars before it drifted out of site over the trees. Couldn't relocate it after 30 minutes of searching the area.
Zabulon SkipperGuilford2025-04-28Marie Poteat2Jamestown
Zarucco DuskywingRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf2
Zebra LongwingWake2024-10-14Marc Ribaudo1Garner yard
Zebra SwallowtailGuilford2025-04-28Marie Poteat2Jamestown