Butterflies Flying in Arizona in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arizona in June in our iNaturalist sample; 7 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in June

Marine Blue750 obs.

Queen662 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail362 obs.

Arizona Sister340 obs.

Gray Hairstreak315 obs.

Echo Azure304 obs.

Gray Buckeye287 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper264 obs.

Western Tiger Swallowtail236 obs.

Reakirt's Blue194 obs.

Ceraunus Blue192 obs.

Empress Leilia181 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arizona in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	750	May (past peak)
2	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	662	Sep (rising)
3	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	362	Sep (rising)
4	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	340	Aug (rising)
5	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	315	Sep (rising)
6	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	304	Jul (rising)
7	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	287	May (past peak)
8	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	264	Jun (peak)
9	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	236	Jun (peak)
10	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	194	Aug (rising)
11	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	192	Aug (rising)
12	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	181	Oct (rising)
13	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	177	Apr (past peak)
14	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	169	Apr (past peak)
15	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	162	Sep (rising)
16	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	161	Apr (past peak)
17	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	160	Aug (rising)
18	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	155	Aug (rising)
19	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	149	Sep (rising)
20	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	148	Oct (rising)
21	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	147	Sep (rising)
22	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	145	Jul (rising)
23	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	138	Sep (rising)
24	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	119	Oct (rising)
25	Taxiles Skipper	Lon taxiles	Skippers	119	Jul (rising)
26	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	99	May (past peak)
27	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	95	Sep (rising)
28	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	87	Oct (rising)
29	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	79	Oct (rising)
30	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	72	Oct (rising)
31	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	68	May (past peak)
32	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	65	Jun (peak)
33	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	64	Aug (rising)
34	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	63	Sep (rising)
35	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Aug (rising)
36	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	58	Aug (rising)
37	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	56	Sep (rising)
38	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	51	Apr (past peak)
39	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	49	Sep (rising)
40	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Sep (rising)
41	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	46	May (past peak)
42	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Jun (peak)
43	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	37	Jul (rising)
44	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	37	Jun (peak)
45	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	36	Jun (peak)
46	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	36	Oct (rising)
47	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Jun (peak)
48	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	33	Jul (rising)
49	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Oct (rising)
50	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Sep (rising)