Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Wayne County, Ohio

Viceroy

Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775

Viceroy in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Near Wayne County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 12 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (10)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (56)
  • Recorded, season not shown (10)
  • Season shown (12)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Viceroy by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County43 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County31 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County111 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County33 · Season shown
Erie County26 · Season shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County125 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County90 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County81 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox County20 · Season shown
Lake County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County49 · Season shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County54 · Season shown
Lucas County151 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County84 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County65 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County61 · Season shown
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County60 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County54 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County187 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County49 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Wayne County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 49 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Wayne County · records of all species each week, 15,874 in all

Records per week from 49 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Viceroy in Wayne County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of ViceroyYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100052
Jan 11–170027
Jan 18–240013
Jan 25–310035
Feb 1–70052
Feb 8–140052
Feb 15–210035
Feb 22–280067
Mar 1–70083
Mar 8–140089
Mar 15–2100127
Mar 22–2800138
Mar 29 – Apr 400190
Apr 5–1100265
Apr 12–1800352
Apr 19–2500307
Apr 26 – May 200350
May 3–900301
May 10–1600449
May 17–2311365
May 24–3011468
May 31 – Jun 600455
Jun 7–1311274
Jun 14–2000366
Jun 21–2700441
Jun 28 – Jul 400569
Jul 5–1111639
Jul 12–1843649
Jul 19–2553722
Jul 26 – Aug 122603
Aug 2–811582
Aug 9–1500786
Aug 16–2200406
Aug 23–2983741
Aug 30 – Sep 5134772
Sep 6–1262588
Sep 13–1911696
Sep 20–2600409
Sep 27 – Oct 300520
Oct 4–1041441
Oct 11–1711287
Oct 18–2400218
Oct 25–3100165
Nov 1–700190
Nov 8–1400134
Nov 15–210068
Nov 22–280058
Nov 29 – Dec 50044
Dec 6–120020
Dec 13–190031
Dec 20–260029
Dec 27 – Jan 200154

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late May to late September, middle week Aug 16–22

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,421 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 891 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Viceroy in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of ViceroyYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41119,661
Apr 5–111126,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 21156,391
May 3–93252,952
May 10–163253,785
May 17–2323657,698
May 24–3045954,651
May 31 – Jun 6641053,099
Jun 7–13581053,700
Jun 14–2035756,625
Jun 21–2729755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4331058,477
Jul 5–11112961,336
Jul 12–18135964,722
Jul 19–252091069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11411059,416
Aug 2–81501059,712
Aug 9–15961055,994
Aug 16–221401054,328
Aug 23–291721051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 52231057,167
Sep 6–122481059,075
Sep 13–191911054,543
Sep 20–261281045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3751043,180
Oct 4–10511037,841
Oct 11–1741830,824
Oct 18–248621,156
Oct 25–315519,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult late May to late September, middle week Aug 16–22.

From 2,349 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

Usually reported as a caterpillar early May to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–22.

From 67 records that are marked as caterpillars. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as a caterpillar, not when caterpillars are about.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Limenitis recorded in Wayne County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Monarch Danaus (Danaus) plexippusOften confused in Ohio: 105 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis87 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsUsually late May to late September, middle week mid-August · 2,421 records
  • Reported as a caterpillarUsually early May to mid-September, middle week mid-August · 67 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in November to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed37%49%
Farmland31%11%
Forest14%31%
Wetland10%5%
Grassland and shrub4%0.9%
Open water3%3%
Barren1%0.6%

From 1,088 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Limenitis archippus archippusEastern Viceroysubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Viceroy's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

2,421 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.