Butterflies of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance

New for county from carolinaleps

Dion SkipperRowan - Joe Poston
Eastern Giant SwallowtailMoore; C - Kyle Rice
Oak HairstreakMcDowell; P - Bert Harris
Tawny-edged SkipperClay - Al Hooks, Jeff Pippen
White PeacockDare; Mainland -
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Records added to the database from carolinaleps. We have 260,528 records in the database.
Aaron's SkipperDare; Mainland2025-08-23Audrey Whitlock1time stamp on MST so recording 2 hrs earlier than it was iNat 308764368
American CopperHaywood2025-08-30Anna-Catherine Super, Paul E. Super1The Purchase
American LadyDurham2025-08-30Dan Levine2Carolina Arbors
American SnoutMecklenburg2025-09-08Dennis Kent1iNat 312588120
Aphrodite FritillaryWatauga2025-09-101iNat 313232632
Appalachian AzureAlleghany2025-06-04Jeff Pippen, Lori Arent, Ryan Chaffee11Multiple sites
Appalachian BrownMcDowell; P2025-09-08Elijah M.1iNat 312513913
Appalachian Tiger SwallowtailRutherford; M2025-06-19Dennis Kent1iNat 291054455
Baltimore CheckerspotMadison2025-06-09William Young1iNat 288266054
Banded HairstreakGraham2025-07-011iNat 296250972
Black SwallowtailCabarrus2025-09-02Becca1iNat 311099985
Brazilian SkipperDare; OBU2025-08-03Tom Stock2Duck
Broad-winged SkipperCurrituck2025-09-091iNat 313359308
Brown ElfinTransylvania2025-04-211iNat 272086120
Byssus SkipperCarteret2025-09-01Kevin Metcalf1iNat 310936577
Cabbage WhiteCarteret2025-08-31Bob Cavanaugh1Newport
Carolina Roadside-SkipperDare; Mainland2025-08-24John and Nancy Crosby1Nectaring on Chinese Bush Clover, an invasive species. iNat 309320706
Carolina SatyrChatham2025-08-31Laurie Hamon1Jordan Lake Game Land
Cassius BlueDare; OBU2025-09-071iNat 312305659
Checkered WhiteSwain2025-08-15Robert Emmott1Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Clouded SkipperRowan2025-09-06Joe Poston1iNat 312368476
Clouded SulphurHaywood2025-08-30Anna-Catherine Super, Paul E. Super1The Purchase
Cloudless SulphurForsyth2025-08-31Sven Halling3Garden Terrace Ln, Lewisville
Cobweb SkipperMadison2025-04-14Kevin Metcalf1same individual photographed by @robvanepps iNat 270548809
Common BuckeyeEdgecombe2025-09-09Randy Emmitt1iNat 312905678
Common Checkered-SkipperEdgecombe2025-09-09Randy Emmitt1iNat 312905535
Common Roadside-SkipperSurry2025-08-25Brian Bockhahn and party1PIMO Butterfly Count
Common SootywingMadison2025-08-251iNat 309371113
Common Wood-NymphRandolph2025-09-101iNat 312948958
Confused CloudywingMoore; C2025-08-04Nancy Williamson1WEWO
Coral HairstreakBurke; P2025-06-21Liza Hagey1iNat 291620496
Creole Pearly-eyeBuncombe2025-09-08Anne Gerhardt1iNat 312501673
Crossline SkipperChatham2025-08-31Laurie Hamon1Jordan Lake Game Land
Crystal SkipperCarteret2025-08-07Randy Newman1FOMA
Delaware SkipperGuilford2025-08-30Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Diana FritillaryHaywood2025-09-081iNat 312586635
Dion SkipperRowan2025-08-31Joe Poston1iNat 310677277
Dreamy DuskywingBurke; P2025-06-301iNat 294128278
Dukes' SkipperDare; OBU2025-08-131Is this really a Dukes' ? iNat 306080069
Dun SkipperBuncombe2025-09-01Heather Rayburn, Asheville, NC1UNCA Woods iNat 312589861
Dusky AzureGraham2025-04-18Kevin Metcalf1Female repeatedly visiting and ovipositing on Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus), the larval food plant of Dusky Azure. In series of photos, note broad dark gray margins on upper side of wings, dark along wing veins, lack of bright blue on upper side of wings. Also, dark marks along the marginal and submarginal bands on the underside of the wings, especially the forewings, relatively prominent compared to Spring/Summer Azures seen in the same area on this date. One male Dusky Azure was also present, but never landed for good photos. It lacked bright blue on upper side of wings, and was instead a dark slaty gray. iNat 271452728
Dusted SkipperClay2025-05-18Jeff Pippen, Lori Arent, Audrey Whitlock, Al Hooks1Multiple sites
Early HairstreakSwain2025-03-29Jaimie Matzko1iNat 267764606
Eastern CommaWake2025-08-29Lori White, Harry LeGrand2Lake Lynn
Eastern Giant SwallowtailMoore; C2025-09-27Kyle Rice1Nectaring on Zinnia in yard. Video sent to J. Pippen for verification. Attached is a video screenshot.
Eastern Pine ElfinGuilford2025-06-21Marie Poteat1Jamestown
Eastern Tailed-BlueChatham2025-08-31Laurie Hamon1Jordan Lake Game Land
Eastern Tiger SwallowtailForsyth2025-08-31Sven Halling5Garden Terrace Ln, Lewisville
Edwards' HairstreakMoore; C2025-06-10Brian Bockhahn, Jeff Pippen, et al.5WEWO -- Multiple sites
Eufala SkipperMecklenburg2025-09-02Greg Hays1iNat 311088216
Falcate OrangetipBuncombe2025-04-19Sparrel Wood1CarBMP record. Butler Mountain Bald
Fiery SkipperMontgomery2025-09-021iNat 311156943
Frosted ElfinRichmond; C2025-04-17Gabriela Garrison1Sandhills Game Land
Gemmed SatyrWilkes; P2025-09-031iNat 311369160
Georgia SatyrCarteret2025-09-01Kevin Metcalf1iNat 310933843
Golden Banded-SkipperMadison2025-05-311iNat 286173889
Gray HairstreakEdgecombe2025-09-09Randy Emmitt1iNat 312896007
Great Purple HairstreakWake2025-09-091iNat 312665730
Great Spangled FritillaryHaywood2025-08-30Anna-Catherine Super, Paul E. Super1The Purchase
Gulf FritillaryGraham2025-09-10Molly Bahr1iNat 313030876
Hackberry EmperorForsyth2025-09-10The ADHD Animal Guy1iNat 312987389
HarvesterBuncombe2025-08-23Benjamin Gillum1iNat 308978720
Hayhurst's ScallopwingSurry2025-08-251iNat 310070626
Henry's ElfinLee2025-04-29Jimmy Randolph1photographed, on Facebook Carolina Leps. In yard in Sanford.
Hessel's HairstreakRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf6
Hoary EdgeOrange2025-08-21Jeff Pippen1Duke Forest
Hobomok SkipperBuncombe2025-07-25Lorna Luketin1Blue Ridge Parkway
Holly AzureRichmond; C2025-04-17Mark Walker, Bill Dempwolf10
Horace's DuskywingChatham2025-08-31Laurie Hamon1Jordan Lake Game Land
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
Juniper HairstreakRandolph2025-08-301iNat 310331959
Juvenal's DuskywingHaywood2025-05-20Paul E. Super1CarBMP record. The Purchase
King's HairstreakPitt2025-06-29railprof1iNat 293775547
Lace-winged Roadside-SkipperBladen2025-09-06Amy Padgett1iNat 312473236
Least SkipperRockingham2025-08-30Caroline Tisdale1Truman Rd
Little GlassywingBuncombe2025-08-25Sparrel Wood, Gail Lankford, et al.1Butler Mountain
Little MetalmarkCraven2025-08-07Jeff Pavlik1iNat 306046348
Little Wood-SatyrOrange2025-07-05Chloe Gude, Wren Gudhart, Erica Janko, Janice O'Leary1Mason Farm
Little YellowAlleghany2025-09-071iNat 312266470
Long-tailed SkipperOnslow2025-09-10Michelle McDonald1iNat 312953463
Meadow FritillaryAvery2025-08-281iNat 309747527
MonarchCleveland2025-09-03Patrick Anderson1iNat 311339723
Mottled DuskywingRutherford; P2025-06-11Will Stuart1This butterfly is not well marked like the Mottled Duskywings I see in April but the markings on the hindwings, the size of the butterfly, the behavior, and the location all lead me to this species. iNat 288984786
Mourning CloakMecklenburg2025-08-221iNat 310266375
Northern Broken-dashRockingham2025-08-19Brian Bockhahn and party1MARI Butterfly Count
Northern CloudywingSurry2025-08-25Brian Bockhahn and party1PIMO Butterfly Count
Northern Pearly-eyeMadison2025-09-10andrew thornton1iNat 313407358
Oak HairstreakMcDowell; P2025-05-29Bert Harris1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290099466
Ocola SkipperOnslow2025-09-091iNat 312894802
Olympia MarbleMadison2025-04-05Pete Dixon, Heather Rayburn, Ben Gillum1Hot Springs
Orange SulphurHaywood2025-08-30Anna-Catherine Super, Paul E. Super3The Purchase
Painted LadyWatauga2025-09-08Grace Croonenberghs1iNat 312508881
Palamedes SwallowtailJones2025-09-011iNat 310801398
Palatka SkipperDare; Mainland2025-06-18andrew thornton1iNat 290682826
Pearl CrescentForsyth2025-08-31Sven Halling2Garden Terrace Ln, Lewisville
Peck's SkipperMadison2025-09-07Rob Van Epps1iNat 312369720
Pepper and Salt SkipperTransylvania2025-06-22Erin Price1iNat 294105668
Phaon CrescentBrunswick2025-08-25Daniel Farrell1iNat 309360560
Pipevine SwallowtailGuilford2025-08-30Marie Poteat1Jamestown
QueenDare; OBL2025-09-101iNat 316491462
Question MarkChatham2025-08-30Susie Moffat1yard
Red AdmiralCarteret2025-08-31Bob Cavanaugh2Newport
Red-banded HairstreakCleveland2025-09-091iNat 312777201
Red-spotted PurpleColumbus2025-09-03Candace Harrell1iNat 311483249
Reversed Roadside-SkipperRichmond; C2025-07-01Brian Bockhahn1Sandhills Game Land
SachemForsyth2025-08-31Sven Halling28Garden Terrace Ln, Lewisville
Salt Marsh SkipperNew Hanover2025-08-26John Taggart56FOFI
Silver-spotted SkipperForsyth2025-08-31Sven Halling22Garden Terrace Ln, Lewisville
Silvery BlueMadison2025-04-05Pete Dixon, Heather Rayburn, Ben Gillum1Hot Springs
Silvery CheckerspotWatauga2025-08-30Debbie Shetterly, Jimmy Shetterly1Green Valley Community Park
Sleepy DuskywingClay2025-05-18Jeff Pippen, Lori Arent, Audrey Whitlock, Al Hooks4Multiple sites
Sleepy OrangeChatham2025-08-31Laurie Hamon3Jordan Lake Game Land
Southern Broken-dashOrange2025-08-29Jeff Pippen, Ava Mackay-Smith1Brumley Nature Preserve
Southern CloudywingMoore; C2025-08-29Michelle Kellogg1WEWO
Southern Pearly-eyeWake2025-08-311iNat 310573983
Southern SkipperlingBrunswick2025-08-25Laurie Hamon1iNat 309243267
Spicebush SwallowtailCarteret2025-08-31Bob Cavanaugh5Newport
Spring AzureWatauga2025-05-21Julie Mullis4CarBMP record. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
Summer AzurePitt2025-08-31Salman Abdulali1Pitt County Arboretum
Swarthy SkipperAshe2025-08-251Other than possibly Least Skipper, this was the smallest skipper I\'ve seen anywhere. It seemed possibly even smaller than many of the Least\'s around here. iNat 309115242
Tawny CrescentClay2025-05-301iNat 285464167
Tawny EmperorOrange2025-08-30Allen Hurlbert1iNat 310506647
Tawny-edged SkipperClay2025-08-27Al Hooks, Jeff Pippen1Nantahala Forest
Twin-spot SkipperCarteret2025-09-01Kevin Metcalf1iNat 310937423
Variegated FritillaryChatham2025-08-31Laurie Hamon1Jordan Lake Game Land
ViceroyCarteret2025-08-31Bob Cavanaugh1Newport
West Virginia WhiteJackson2025-05-01Michael Weisensee1iNat 277703889
WhirlaboutNew Hanover2025-08-31Gail Lemiec1iNat 310569247
White PeacockDare; Mainland2025-09-071iNat 312233137
White-M HairstreakBuncombe2025-09-101iNat 312969245
Wild Indigo DuskywingWatauga2025-09-011iNat 310921557
Yehl SkipperColumbus2025-08-27Wayne Hoffman1Lake Waccamaw outlet; iNat record -- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/309567693
Yucca Giant-SkipperOnslow2025-04-181iNat 272107500
Zabulon SkipperGuilford2025-08-30Marie Poteat3Jamestown
Zarucco DuskywingCurrituck2025-08-27Jeff Lewis2Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary
Zebra SwallowtailSurry2025-09-091iNat 312713962