Butterflies of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Butterflies of NC Butterflies of North Carolina Database
record
Common Name County Date Observer(s) Number Comments
1 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2013-08-04 D. Johnston et al. 150 Buncombe County butterfly count
2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-05-09 G. Lankford et al. 119 Madison County butterfly count
3 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2006-04-28 HEL 100 Pisgah NF - Hot Springs area
4 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2008-05-11 HEL, Cook 100 Hot Springs area
5 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2011-04-23 HEL, D. Carter 60
6 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2017-04-10 G. Lankford party 56
7 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-05-01 P. Dixon 48
8 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-04-30 S. Halling 46
9 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-04-12 J. Hansen, P, Dixon, et al. 45
10 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2001-04-15 J. Finnegan 40 Hot Springs area
11 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2014-04-17 G. Lankford et al. 40
12 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2014-04-10 G. Schepker 38
13 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-08-13 P. Dixon 36 Hot Springs area
14 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-05-14 G. Lankford et al. 35
15 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-05-15 P. Dixon 35
16 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2022-04-27 G. Lankford, S. Halling 33
17 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2016-04-17 Johnston, Lankfor 30
18 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-05-09 Lankford, HEL, et al. 30
19 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-04-17 P. Dixon 29
20 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2016-03-25 Owens, Cowal 27
21 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-05-06 Lankford et al. 26 Madison County butterfly count
22 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2022-04-23 Rayburn, Arent et al. 26
23 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-07-28 HEL, W. Cook 25
24 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2014-04-11 G. Schepker et al. 25
25 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-05-10 P. Dixon 25
26 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-04-04 P. Dixon 25
27 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-05-31 P. Dixon 25
28 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-08-09 P. Dixon, G. Lankford 25
29 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-04-29 P. Dixon 24
30 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-05-16 P. Dixon 22
31 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-04-22 Lankford, Dixon, et al. 21 Madison County butterfly count
32 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2015-05-13 G. Lankford 20
33 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2016-04-04 Lankford, Cowal 20
34 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2022-04-04 G. Lankford et al. 20
35 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2022-08-12 H. Rayburn 20
36 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-05-10 R. Van Epps 20 Hot Springs area
37 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-05-11 Dixon, Lankford, Rayburn 20
38 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-04-16 Dixon, Lankford 18
39 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-04-21 S. Halling 18
40 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-04-23 P. Dixon 17
41 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2013-04-18 D. Johnston 16 Sandy Mush Game Land
42 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-07-20 P. Dixon 16 Hot Springs area
43 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2017-05-26 R. Young party 15
44 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-05-01 P. Dixon 15
45 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-08-04 P. Dixon 15 Hot Springs area
46 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-05-02 P. Dixon 15
47 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2022-03-31 P. Dixon 15
48 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2022-08-09 Lankford, Dixon, Rayburn 15
49 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-08-20 P. Dixon et al. 15
50 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-05-19 P. Dixon 14
51 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-03-27 Dixon, Lankford 14
52 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2013-04-30 G. Lankford 12
53 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-04-14 E. Shaw 12
54 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-05-06 P. Dixon 12
55 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-03-28 P. Dixon 12
56 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-06-23 P. Dixon 12 Hot Springs area
57 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2022-08-23 P. Dixon, H. Rayburn 12
58 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-04-20 S. Halling 12
59 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-08-10 P. Dixon 11 Hot Springs area
60 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-04-03 Dixon, Lankford et al. 11
61 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2022-04-11 Mary Jane Klotzer 11
62 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2002-05-11 HEL,Pippen 10 Pisgah National Forest
63 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2013-04-13 R. Young 10
64 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2013-05-28 G. Lankford 10
65 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2014-04-02 G. Lankford 10
66 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2016-07-14 Lankford and part 10
67 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2017-03-29 G. Lankford party 10
68 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-04-29 P. Dixon 10
69 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-05-04 P. Dixon 10
70 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-05-24 P. Dixon 10
71 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-03-27 P. Dixon 10
72 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-04-10 P. Dixon 10
73 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-06-08 P. Dixon 10 Hot Springs area
74 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-04-11 P. Dixon 10
75 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-03-29 P. Dixon, M. Kastner, et al. 10
76 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2016-05-24 G. Lankford et al 8
77 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2016-05-28 HEL 8
78 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-04-27 HEL, D. Carter 8
79 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-05-11 P. Dixon 8
80 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-07-06 HEL, Arent, Dixon, Lankford 8
81 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-03-28 Lankford et al. 7
82 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-08-20 E. Shaw party 7 Hot Springs area
83 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2022-04-03 D. Carter 7
84 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-03-23 P. Dixon, L. Arent 7
85 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2011-04-17 Lynch, Caldwell 6
86 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-04-09 Pippen, Cook 6
87 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2014-04-16 Johnston, Stanton 6
88 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-03-31 Halling, Schepker 6
89 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-04-02 P. Dixon 6
90 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-08-25 Lankford, Dixon, et al. 6
91 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-03-16 Dixon, Rayburn, Lankford 6
92 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-04-07 D. Carter 5
93 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-07-29 HEL, W. Cook 5
94 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2013-06-24 D. Johnston 5
95 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2014-05-21 G. Lankford et al. 5
96 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-04-18 P. Dixon 5
97 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-05-14 R. Stickney 5
98 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-05-19 P. Dixon 5
99 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-08-12 P. Dixon 5 Hot Springs area
100 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-04-07 P. Dixon 5
101 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-08-29 Dixon, Lankford 5 Madison County butterfly count
102 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-08-04 P. Dixon, G. Lankford 5
103 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-08-16 P. Dixon 5 Hot Springs area
104 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2022-03-21 P. Dixon 5
105 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-05-18 Pippen 5 River Rd & Pete's Farm
106 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-07-09 P. Dixon, L. Arent 5
107 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-04-08 D. Carter 4
108 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-08-26 D. Johnston 4 Sandy Mush Game Land
109 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2016-06-23 Lankford and part 4
110 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2017-08-09 M. Turner 4
111 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-06-08 P. Dixon 4 Mill Ridge and Rich Mountain area
112 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-08-16 Lankford, Dixon party 4 Hot Springs area
113 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-08-24 P. Dixon 4 Hot Springs area
114 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-06-14 P. Dixon 4 Hot Springs
115 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-07-01 P. Dixon 4 Hot Springs area
116 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-03-26 P. Dixon 4
117 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2004-07-18 N. Baldwin 3 Max Patch
118 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2008-07-02 G. Lankford 3 Rich Mountain Road
119 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2009-04-10 E. Taylor 3
120 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2009-07-21 G. Lankford 3
121 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-04-12 G. Lankford 3
122 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-06-15 G. Lankford 3
123 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-07-22 D. Johnston 3 Sandy Mush Game Land
124 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-09-07 G. Lankford 3
125 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2013-05-20 R. Stickney 3 Hot Springs area
126 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2015-04-28 Doug Johnston 3 Sandy Mush Game Land, Madison County
127 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2015-07-20 Lankford, Stanton 3
128 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2015-08-04 D. Johnston 3 Sandy Mush Game Land
129 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2015-08-04 Doug Johnston 3 Sandy Mush Game Land, Madison County
130 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2017-04-26 G. Lankford party 3
131 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2017-06-28 Lankford and party 3
132 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2017-08-08 M. Turner 3
133 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-04-13 Lankford and party 3
134 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-05-20 P. Dixon 3
135 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-06-22 P. Dixon 3
136 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-06-26 G. Lankford party 3
137 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-07-06 P. Dixon 3
138 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-07-26 P. Dixon 3
139 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-03-25 P. Dixon 3
140 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-06-26 P. Dixon, G. Lankford 3
141 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-06-26 Lankford, Dixon, et al. 3
142 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-07-25 P. Dixon 3
143 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-09-05 P. Dixon 3 Hot Springs area
144 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-03-21 P. Dixon 3
145 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-03-30 P. Dixon 3
146 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-06-16 Lankford, Dixon, et al. 3
147 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-07-11 P. Dixon, L. Arent, G. Lankford 3
148 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-09-20 R. Van Epps, K. Metcalf 3
149 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-05-17 G. Lankford 2
150 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2013-09-24 G. Lankford 2
151 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2015-06-18 G. Lankford et al. 2
152 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2015-09-14 G. Lankford et al. 2
153 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-05-29 P. Dixon 2
154 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-06-13 P. Dixon 2
155 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-09-19 P. Dixon 2 Hot Springs area
156 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2019-05-29 P. Dixon 2
157 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-08-31 P. Dixon 2 Hot Springs area
158 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2005-03-29 J. Mays 1 White Rock Cliffs
159 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2010-07-08 S. Thompson 1 Rich Mountain Road
160 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-04-20 D. Johnston 1 Sandy Mush Game Land
161 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2013-04-09 G. Lankford 1
162 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2013-06-11 S. Halling 1
163 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2015-04-08 M. Turner 1 Forks of the Ivy area
164 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2017-08-10 M. Turner 1
165 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-03-29 P. Dixon 1
166 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-05-27 P. Dixon 1
167 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-06-03 P. Dixon 1
168 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-06-19 P. Dixon 1
169 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-07-20 P. Dixon 1 Hot Springs area
170 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2018-08-23 P. Dixon 1 Hot Springs area
171 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-03-18 P. Dixon 1
172 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-04-16 P. Dixon 1
173 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-07-01 P. Dixon 1
174 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2020-09-07 G. Lankford et al. 1
175 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-03-17 P. Dixon 1 Hot Springs area
176 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2021-09-05 P. Dixon 1 yard
177 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2022-03-03 P. Dixon 1
178 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-02-28 P. Dixon 1
179 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-03-05 P. Dixon 1
180 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2023-07-05 B. Bockhahn 1 FRBR - Below Redmon Dam
181 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison ? 0
182 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2004-05-09 Fesenmyer 0 Max Patch
183 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2007-04-29 N. Baldwin 0 Max Patch area
184 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2011-04-24 G. Lankford 0
185 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Madison 2012-05-06 E. Shaw party 0