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 Wilkes; P 2016-08-24 HEL, J. Pippen 500 Vannoy Road
2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-05-23 B. Brinson 200 STMO
3 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 1998-08-07 R. Emmitt 124
4 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 1998-08-26 HEL 100 piedmont
5 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-05-07 T. Wilcox 75
6 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-05-13 T. Wilcox 60
7 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-08-23 T. Wilcox 47
8 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-08-09 T. Wilcox 42
9 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-05-26 T. Wilcox 40
10 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-08-16 T. Wilcox 39
11 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2008-05-24 T. Wilcox 38
12 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2002-07-28 HEL,Emmitt 35
13 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-03-21 T. Wilcox 30
14 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2013-04-16 J. Mickey 30 Widows Creek falls parking area, large group on ground known as a "puddle club",
15 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2013-08-21 J. Mickey 30 Field at Hutchinson homestead feed on thistle.
16 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-08-31 T. Wilcox 28
17 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-05-17 T. Wilcox 28
18 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-08-30 T. Wilcox 28
19 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2006-08-18 T. Wilcox 27 Blue Ridge Parkway
20 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-08-02 T. Wilcox 27
21 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2005-08-28 T. Wilcox 25 BRP - Jeffress Park
22 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2006-04-10 T. Wilcox 25 Wilkes Community College
23 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2006-04-24 T. Wilcox 25 Wilkes Community College
24 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2006-05-24 T. Wilcox 25 Wilkes Community College
25 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2016-08-21 Brian Bockhahn 25 STMO
26 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2016-08-22 B. Bockhahn 25 STMO
27 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2016-08-23 Schepker, Schneid 23 Brier Creek Baptist Church area
28 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-08-07 T. Wilcox 22 Brushy Mountains
29 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2022-08-31 L. Arent 22 Maple Springs area
30 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2003-05-01 HEL 20 Rendezvous Mt. SF
31 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2007-05-16 T. Wilcox 20
32 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-04-10 Beth Brinson 20 STMO - Observed along Stone Mountain Loop Trail
33 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-09-01 T. Wilcox 20
34 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2022-05-21 L. Arent 18 STMO
35 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-07-27 T. Wilcox 17
36 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2023-08-25 L. Arent 17 Maple Springs area
37 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2018-05-23 J. Mickey 16 Lower Stone Mt. access parking lot.
38 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2022-09-03 L. Arent 16 REMO
39 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2000-05-06 HEL 15
40 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2005-04-17 HEL, Cook 15
41 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2005-08-15 T. Wilcox 15 Wilkes Community College
42 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2006-05-01 T. Wilcox 15 Wilkes Community College
43 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-08-02 T. Wilcox 15
44 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-08-14 T. Wilcox 15
45 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2009-05-08 T. Wilcox 15
46 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2023-06-06 J. Mickey 15 STMO
47 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-07-31 T. Wilcox 14 Brushy Mountains
48 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2015-05-16 H. LeGrand, M. Feldman 13 STMO
49 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2009-04-25 T. Wilcox 12
50 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2011-08-21 R. Stickney 12 Blue Ridge Parkway
51 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2021-03-29 J. Mickey 12 STMO - Widows Creek parking lot
52 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2021-03-29 J. Mickey 12 STMO - Widows Creek parking lot
53 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2006-08-08 T. Wilcox 11 Wilkes Community College
54 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2019-08-16 M. Turner 11 Lowe's River Edge Park
55 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 1998-06-27 HEL,Pippen 10 STMO
56 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2007-05-22 T. Wilcox 10
57 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2009-04-04 T. Wilcox 10
58 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2007-05-14 T. Wilcox 9
59 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-07-12 T. Wilcox 9
60 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2016-07-27 M. Turner 9
61 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2006-04-18 T. Wilcox 8 BRP - The Lump Overlook
62 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-07-04 T. Wilcox 8
63 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2009-04-11 T. Wilcox 8
64 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2014-04-10 B. Brinson 8 Blue Ridge Parkway -- Doughton Park at Basin Creek
65 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2018-05-08 M. Turner 8
66 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2022-05-02 B. Bockhahn 8 REMO
67 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2023-03-25 L. Arent 8 Buck Mountain area
68 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2006-06-09 T. Wilcox 7
69 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-05-01 T. Wilcox 7 Wilkes Community College
70 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2007-05-06 T. Wilcox 7
71 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-08-17 T. Wilcox 7 Wilkes Community College
72 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2018-05-20 M. Turner 7 Lowe's Park at Rivers Edge
73 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2022-09-01 S. Halling 7 Blue Ridge Parkway -- Tompkins Knob area
74 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2000-07-06 M. Johns 6 Thurmond Chatham GL
75 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-04-03 T. Wilcox 6 Wilkes Community College
76 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-07-26 T. Wilcox 6 Brushy Mountains
77 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-07-19 T. Wilcox 6
78 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2012-08-24 J. Mickey 6 Dark form female feeding on thistle in field at base of Stone Mt, Hutchinson homesite.
79 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2013-05-24 J. Mickey 6 Gravel parking lot at end of paved park road and start of gravel road.
80 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2013-09-13 G. Schepker 6 Blue Ridge Parkway - near Tompkin's Knob
81 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2019-07-21 M. Turner 6 Yadkin River below Kerr Scott Dam
82 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2020-06-02 B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger 6 STMO
83 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2020-09-08 L. Arent 6 Buck Mountain area
84 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2022-04-14 L. Arent 6 Maple Springs area
85 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2023-09-15 J. Mickey 6 STMO - Dark form female
86 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 1998-08-08 L. Ramsey 5 STMO
87 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-03-27 T. Wilcox 5 Wilkes Community College
88 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2007-04-29 J. Pippen 5
89 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-09-12 T. Wilcox 5
90 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2018-08-11 M. Turner 5 Wilkes County Sustainable Rest Stop
91 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2021-05-29 L. Arent 5 BRP - Jeffress Park
92 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2022-04-16 L. Arent 5 Maple Springs area
93 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2023-09-04 J. Mickey 5 STMO - Dark form female
94 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 1998-07-19 W. Cook 4
95 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-05-30 T. Wilcox 4 STMO
96 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-07-19 T. Wilcox 4
97 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-10-08 T. Wilcox 4
98 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-09-20 T. Wilcox 4
99 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2013-03-20 J. Mickey 4 At the old work depot adjacent to the East Prong Roaring River and across form Widows Creek.
100 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2015-08-14 J. Mickey 4 STMO - In power line right of way near Garden Creek.
101 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2017-03-09 B. Brinson 4 Blue Ridge Parkway -- Doughton Park
102 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2020-08-05 J. Mickey 4 STMO - Confluence Garden Cr. and East Prong Roaring River
103 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2021-06-01 L. Arent 4 Buck Mountain
104 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2022-05-19 L. Arent 4 Buck Mountain area
105 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2022-05-22 L. Arent 4 Yadkin River area below Kerr Scott Dam
106 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2005-04-16 HEL, Cook 3
107 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2005-09-12 T. Wilcox 3 Wilkes Community College
108 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2006-03-13 T. Wilcox 3
109 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2006-03-27 T. Wilcox 3 Lowe's Park
110 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2006-06-17 T. Wilcox 3 Blue Ridge Parkway
111 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2006-08-03 T. Wilcox 3 Blue Ridge Parkway
112 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-04-17 T. Wilcox 3
113 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-07-21 T. Wilcox 3
114 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-08-20 T. Wilcox 3
115 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2008-06-24 T. Wilcox 3
116 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2015-07-21 G. Schepker 3 US 421 Rest Stop
117 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2016-07-28 M. Turner 3
118 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2016-08-26 B. Bockhahn 3 STMO
119 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2018-05-27 M. Turner 3 Yadkin River Greenway
120 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2018-07-19 Schepker, Schneider 3 Sustainable Rest Stop on US 426
121 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2021-06-03 L. Arent 3 Buck Mountain
122 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2021-07-04 L. Arent 3
123 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2021-09-25 L. Arent 3 Buck Mountain area
124 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2021-09-26 L. Arent 3 Buck Mountain area
125 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2021-09-27 L. Arent 3 Buck Mountain area
126 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2023-05-23 Derb Carter, Jeff Pippen 3 BRP Tompkins Knob to The Lump overlook
127 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 1998-07-16 HEL 2
128 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2006-10-04 T. Wilcox 2 Wilkes Community College
129 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2007-05-10 T. Wilcox 2
130 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-05-10 T. Wilcox 2
131 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-05-26 T. Wilcox 2 Wilkes Community College
132 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2011-09-14 Joe Mickey 2 STMO - Along new section of horse tail at powerline ROW crossing.
133 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2012-07-23 J. Mickey 2 At the parking area along the park road at the Alleghany-Wilkes County line.
134 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2013-05-29 S. Halling 2 Blue Ridge Parkway - E.B. Jeffress Park
135 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2014-04-20 J. Mickey 2 Top of Comb Rock on Combs Ridge.
136 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2014-06-03 Schepker, Halling 2 Blue Ridge Parkway -- Jeffress Park
137 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2016-04-29 Schepker, Halling 2 DOT Rest Area near Wilkesboro
138 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2018-06-09 Halling, Schepker 2 Wilkesboro Sustainable Reststop
139 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2021-08-02 J. Mickey 2 STMO
140 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2021-08-02 J. Mickey 2 STMO
141 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2023-10-03 J. Mickey 2 REMO - 2 on butterfly bush at park office
142 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 1996-07-20 Thompson 1 piedmont
143 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2005-07-24 T. Wilcox 1 Wilbar area
144 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2007-10-16 T. Wilcox 1
145 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2010-09-25 D. Burnette 1 Blue Ridge Parkway
146 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2012-05-02 McElrath, Lillian 1
147 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2012-07-17 J. Mickey 1 Located in western section of park near an old home site above the left fork of Garden Creek. Individual had just emerged from cocoon and was drying its wings. Location on map it is approximate.
148 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2013-09-16 J. Mickey 1 Field at Hutchinson homestead on wingstem. Black form female.
149 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2014-07-12 Mike Conway 1 STMO
150 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2016-07-26 M. Turner 1
151 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2018-06-03 R. Stickney 1 STMO
152 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2018-06-04 Richard Stickney 1
153 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2018-07-21 M. Turner 1 below W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
154 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2018-08-18 M. Turner 1 Lowe's River Edge Park
155 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2019-05-26 M. Turner 1 Lowe's River Edge Park
156 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2019-07-07 M. Turner 1 Wilkes County Sustainable Rest Stop
157 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2019-08-31 M. Turner 1 Jefferson Turnpike Trail
158 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; M 2020-06-12 S. Halling 1 BRP -- Jeffress Park area
159 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2020-09-16 J. Mickey 1 STMO - In meadow at old park office/maintenance area in lower end of park - Dark form female
160 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2021-07-14 W. Stuart 1 Wilkes County 421 Rest area
161 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2022-04-15 L. Arent 1 Maple Springs area
162 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2022-09-02 L. Arent 1 Yadkin River Greenway -- Mulberry Fields section
163 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2023-09-30 L. Arent 1 Maple Springs area
164 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P ? 0 Nekola - Opler
165 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2006-03-28 Burnette 0
166 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wilkes; P 2023-05-15 J. Lynch, E. Corey 0 STMO - seen individually and in a few conregations