Butterflies of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance

New for county from iNaturalist

Dainty SulphurWatauga - Guy McGrane
Oak HairstreakMcDowell; P - Bert Harris
Tropical Checkered-SkipperDurham - "gbtdurham"
Zebra LongwingBeaufort - amberehall
carolinalepsiNaturalist - New to a county or a more recent date for a county.
Records added to the database from iNaturalist. We have 261,463 records in the database.
Aaron's SkipperDare; Mainland2025-08-23Audrey Whitlock1iNat record
American CopperAshe2025-10-16Merrill Lynch1iNat record
American LadyChowan2025-11-011iNat record
American SnoutBuncombe2025-11-161iNat record
Aphrodite FritillaryHaywood2025-09-23Savannah Carter1iNat record
Appalachian AzureWatauga2025-05-031iNat record
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 SkipperDare; Mainland2024-08-28Josh Emm1iNat record
Black SwallowtailCaldwell2025-10-09Cynthia Story1iNat record
Brazilian SkipperNew Hanover2025-10-141iNat record
Broad-winged SkipperNew Hanover2025-10-171iNat record
Brown ElfinTransylvania2025-04-211iNat record
Byssus SkipperChatham2025-09-13Laurie Hamon1iNat record
Cabbage WhiteMitchell2025-10-221iNat record
Carolina Roadside-SkipperDare; Mainland2025-08-24John and Nancy Crosby1iNat record
Carolina SatyrAlleghany2025-09-20Guy McGrane1iNat record
Cassius BlueDare; OBU2025-09-181iNat record
Checkered WhiteWayne2025-11-061iNat record
Clouded SkipperGaston2025-11-161iNat record
Clouded SulphurMecklenburg2025-11-011iNat record
Cloudless SulphurUnion2025-11-051iNat record
Cobweb SkipperMadison2025-04-14Kevin Metcalf1iNat record
Common BuckeyeWayne2025-11-061iNat record
Common Checkered-SkipperDavidson2025-11-191iNat record
Common Roadside-SkipperMadison2025-08-051iNat record
Common SootywingMadison2025-08-251iNat record
Common Wood-NymphOnslow2025-09-201iNat record
Confused CloudywingBrunswick2025-07-17Ryan Chaffee1iNat record
Coral HairstreakBurke; P2025-06-21Liza Hagey1iNat record
Creole Pearly-eyeAnson2025-10-13Dennis Kent1iNat record
Crossline SkipperMontgomery2025-10-07Lori Arent1iNat record
Crystal SkipperCarteret2025-08-061iNat record
Dainty SulphurWatauga2024-07-27Guy McGrane1iNat record
Delaware SkipperWilkes; P2025-09-14Rob Van Epps1iNat record
Diana FritillaryHaywood2025-09-201iNat record
Dion SkipperPender2025-10-191iNat record
Dotted SkipperScotland2024-06-021iNat record
Dreamy DuskywingBurke; P2025-06-301iNat record
Dukes' SkipperDare; OBU2025-08-131iNat record
Dun SkipperBuncombe2025-09-01Heather Rayburn, Asheville, NC1iNat record
Dusky AzureGraham2025-04-18Kevin Metcalf1iNat record
Early HairstreakSwain2025-03-29Jaimie Matzko1iNat record
Eastern CommaAlamance2025-11-01Ryan Goodman1iNat record
Eastern Giant SwallowtailLee2025-10-191iNat record
Eastern Pine ElfinMecklenburg2025-05-06Dennis Kent1iNat record
Eastern Tailed-BlueSwain2025-08-13Quintin Ellison1iNat record
Eastern Tiger SwallowtailPerson2025-08-27Megan Carroll1iNat record
Edwards' HairstreakHoke2025-05-22Nick Spigler1iNat record
Eufala SkipperWake2025-10-071iNat record
European SkipperAshe2024-06-121iNat record
Falcate OrangetipGraham2025-04-18Kevin Metcalf1iNat record
Fiery SkipperLenoir2025-11-07Clayton Koonce1iNat record
Gemmed SatyrAnson2025-10-13Dennis Kent1iNat record
Georgia SatyrCarteret2025-09-01Kevin Metcalf1iNat record
Golden Banded-SkipperMadison2025-05-311iNat record
Gray HairstreakSampson2025-10-011iNat record
Great Purple HairstreakGaston2025-10-24Kari Cook1iNat record
Great Spangled FritillaryGranville2025-08-271iNat record
Green CommaYancey2024-07-31Alex Weemhoff1iNat record
Gulf FritillaryLenoir2025-10-16Cindi Harper1iNat record
Hackberry EmperorForsyth2025-10-131iNat record
HarvesterForsyth2025-09-171iNat record
Hayhurst's ScallopwingSurry2025-08-251iNat record
Henry's ElfinDare; OBM2025-04-18Audrey Whitlock1iNat record
Hessel's HairstreakRichmond; C2025-04-06Kevin Metcalf1iNat record
Hickory HairstreakBuncombe2024-06-11Emily L. Stanley1iNat record
Hoary EdgeMecklenburg2025-10-151iNat record
Hobomok SkipperAlleghany2025-06-04Ryan Chaffee1iNat record
Horace's DuskywingOnslow2025-08-03M. Shields1iNat record
Incognito CrescentJackson2025-08-24Cade1iNat record
Indian SkipperWatauga2024-06-111iNat record
Intricate SatyrBrunswick2025-09-08Joe and Hannah Girgente1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/313662928; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/317107337
Juniper HairstreakRandolph2025-08-301iNat record
Juvenal's DuskywingCherokee2025-05-15Monica Hoel1iNat record
King's HairstreakPitt2025-06-29railprof1iNat record
Lace-winged Roadside-SkipperBladen2025-09-21Steven Joyner1iNat record
Least SkipperRowan2025-09-17Joe Poston1iNat record
Little GlassywingUnion2025-08-22Dennis Kent1iNat record
Little MetalmarkOnslow2025-09-191iNat record
Little Wood-SatyrCurrituck2025-06-121iNat record
Little YellowBrunswick2025-10-18Josh Emm1iNat record
Long-tailed SkipperNew Hanover2025-10-251iNat record
Meadow FritillaryAlleghany2025-10-11Derek Hudgins1iNat record
Meske's SkipperRichmond; C2025-10-20Will Stuart1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/322305108
MonarchWilson2025-11-151iNat record
Mottled DuskywingRutherford; P2025-06-11Will Stuart1iNat record
Mourning CloakMecklenburg2025-10-131iNat record
Northern Broken-dashMitchell2025-07-24Wendy Sue Smith1iNat record
Northern CloudywingOrange2025-07-31Randy Emmitt1iNat record
Northern Pearly-eyeOrange2025-09-191iNat record
Oak HairstreakMcDowell; P2025-05-29Bert Harris1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290099466
Ocola SkipperCaswell2025-10-30Mary Nieminen1iNat record
Olympia MarbleMadison2025-03-28Dennis Kent1iNat record
Orange SulphurTransylvania2025-09-21Joe Alec King1iNat record
Painted LadyMadison2025-10-261iNat record
Palamedes SwallowtailJones2025-09-011iNat record
Palatka SkipperDare; Mainland2025-10-031iNat record
Pearl CrescentRobeson2025-10-14Cameron White1iNat record
Peck's SkipperAlleghany2025-09-13Greg Hays1iNat record
Pepper and Salt SkipperTransylvania2025-06-22Erin Price1iNat record
Phaon CrescentDare; OBL2025-10-161iNat record
Pipevine SwallowtailStokes2025-08-04Anakin Poikilos1iNat record
QueenBrunswick2025-10-02Jennifer Louise Wiggen1iNat record
Question MarkTransylvania2025-08-07Claire Herzog1iNat record
Red AdmiralAlexander2025-09-17Lonnie Johnson1iNat record
Red-banded HairstreakOnslow2025-09-201iNat record
Red-spotted PurpleJohnston; P2025-11-02Lisa1iNat record
Reversed Roadside-SkipperRichmond; C2025-06-29Dennis Kent1iNat record
SachemJackson2025-11-071iNat record
Salt Marsh SkipperDare; OBM2025-10-161iNat record
Silver-spotted SkipperJackson2025-11-181iNat record
Silvery BlueMadison2025-03-191iNat record
Silvery CheckerspotCherokee2025-08-251iNat record
Sleepy DuskywingMadison2025-04-14Kevin Metcalf1iNat record
Sleepy OrangeWarren2025-10-161iNat record
Southern Broken-dashPerson2025-08-221iNat record
Southern CloudywingCraven2025-08-07Jeff Pavlik1iNat record
Southern Pearly-eyeWake2025-10-18Mary Tschopp1iNat record
Southern SkipperlingBrunswick2025-08-25Laurie Hamon1iNat record
Spicebush SwallowtailColumbus2025-08-26Vanessa A Roberts1iNat record
Spring AzureSwain2025-04-19Ziyu Wang1iNat record
Striped HairstreakMacon2024-06-16Alina Martin1iNat record
Summer AzureBuncombe2025-11-05Emily L. Stanley1iNat record
Swarthy SkipperBeaufort2025-10-04Larry Chen1iNat record
Tawny CrescentClay2025-05-301iNat record
Tawny EmperorOrange2025-10-251https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323334269
Tawny-edged SkipperPender2025-05-30Tyler Ekholm1iNat record
Tropical Checkered-SkipperDurham2024-11-18"gbtdurham"1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252170179; McKinley Street, Durham
Twin-spot SkipperCarteret2025-09-01Kevin Metcalf1iNat record
Two-spotted SkipperBeaufort2024-05-211iNat record
Variegated FritillaryDuplin2025-11-06Melissa Bruce1iNat record
ViceroyWatauga2025-10-18Sisi Falcone1iNat record
West Virginia WhiteJackson2025-05-01Michael Weisensee1iNat record
WhirlaboutCumberland2025-10-07Steven Joyner1iNat record
White PeacockDare; Mainland2025-09-071iNat record
White-M HairstreakWake2025-10-26Cary Brief1iNat record
Wild Indigo DuskywingOrange2025-10-04Arabella Capino1iNat record
Yehl SkipperDare; Mainland2025-10-041iNat record
Yucca Giant-SkipperOnslow2025-04-181iNat record
Zabulon SkipperWake2025-10-09Matthew Moskwik1iNat record
Zarucco DuskywingSurry2025-08-251iNat record
Zebra LongwingBeaufort2025-11-09amberehall1iNat record
Zebra SwallowtailMecklenburg2025-09-12Dennis Kent1iNat record