Butterflies Flying in Alabama in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Alabama in June in our iNaturalist sample; 5 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in June

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail369 obs.

Hackberry Emperor234 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail184 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper156 obs.

American Lady154 obs.

Common Buckeye153 obs.

Fiery Skipper143 obs.

American Snout142 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak141 obs.

Pearl Crescent139 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail134 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue122 obs.

All butterflies flying in Alabama in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	369	Aug (rising)
2	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	234	Sep (rising)
3	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	184	Sep (rising)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	156	Aug (rising)
5	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	154	May (past peak)
6	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	153	Sep (rising)
7	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	143	Aug (rising)
8	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	142	Jun (peak)
9	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	141	Sep (rising)
10	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	139	Sep (rising)
11	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	134	Aug (rising)
12	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	122	Sep (rising)
13	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	111	Sep (rising)
14	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	105	Sep (rising)
15	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	102	Aug (rising)
16	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	93	Aug (rising)
17	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Sep (rising)
18	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	79	May (past peak)
19	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	78	Sep (rising)
20	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	74	Aug (rising)
21	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	65	Sep (rising)
22	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Oct (rising)
23	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	60	Aug (rising)
24	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	60	Sep (rising)
25	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Sep (rising)
26	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	51	Apr (past peak)
27	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	48	Jun (peak)
28	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Jun (peak)
29	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	39	Aug (rising)
30	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	38	Aug (rising)
31	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Sep (rising)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Sep (rising)
33	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	32	Sep (rising)
34	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	32	Oct (rising)
35	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	31	Oct (rising)
36	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	May (past peak)
37	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	28	Sep (rising)
38	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Jun (peak)
39	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	21	Jul (rising)
40	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Jun (peak)
41	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	20	Aug (rising)
42	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Aug (rising)
43	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Sep (rising)
44	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	18	Aug (rising)
45	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Sep (rising)
46	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	15	Sep (rising)
47	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	15	Aug (rising)
48	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Apr (past peak)
49	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Sep (rising)
50	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Mar (past peak)