record
| Common Name | County | Date | Observer(s) | Number | Comments |
| 1 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 1992-10-23 | J. Nagel | 1 | |
| 2 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 1993-08-25 | HEL | 1 | |
| 3 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 1994-05-21 | HEL | 1 | |
| 4 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 1994-08-31 | HEL | 1 | |
| 5 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 1998-05-15 | D. Carter | 2 | |
| 6 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 2011-05-20 | B. Simmons | 0 | |
| 7 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; M | 2014-05-15 | Bockhahn, Scharf | 6 | along NC 105 |
| 8 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 2022-05-09 | B. Bockhahn | 4 | BOCR |
| 9 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 2015-07-01 | Tim Armstrong | 1 | Catawba Falls |
| 10 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 2014-08-25 | B. Bockhahn | 12 | Curtis Creek Road |
| 11 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; M | 2016-08-13 | S. Moore, J. Broc | 2 | Curtis Creek Road |
| 12 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; M | 2020-08-23 | J. Hansen | 2 | Curtis Creek Road |
| 13 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 2023-09-25 | B. Bockhahn | 1 | FOFL - Point Lookout Trail |
| 14 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 2011-05-30 | B. Simmons | 0 | near Old Fort |
| 15 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 2013-09-14 | K. Bischof | 1 | Obs. ranger residence. Hwy 126. |
| 16 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; P | 2000-07-01 | HEL,Pippen | 2 | Pisgah National Forest |
| 17 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; M | 2022-07-15 | J. Taggart | 1 | Point Lookout Trail |
| 18 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; M | 2018-07-26 | J. Taggart | 2 | Point Lookout Trail near Old Fort--Ridgecrest |
| 19 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; M | 2001-06-06 | C. Wilson | 3 | Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, 2000-300ft |
| 20 Red-spotted Purple | McDowell; M | 2001-06-22 | C. Wilson | 0 | Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, 2000-300ft |