07/27/2026
August Butterfly Calendar: 12 Late-Summer Visitors to Watch For 🦋
August is one of the best months to spot butterflies in the garden. 🦋🌿
As summer moves toward fall, many butterflies are still active around flowers, meadows, roadsides, and backyard gardens. You may see monarchs feeding before migration, bright cloudless sulphurs, black swallowtails, red admirals, painted ladies, buckeyes, skippers, fritillaries, and more.
The best way to help them is simple: keep late-season nectar flowers blooming, leave host plants where caterpillars can feed, and avoid pesticides whenever possible. 🌸
A butterfly-friendly garden doesn’t just look beautiful — it helps nature keep going.
Which butterfly have you seen the most this August? 👇
