Butterflies Flying in Connecticut in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Connecticut in June in our iNaturalist sample; 12 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in June

Small White259 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary249 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper229 obs.

Monarch220 obs.

Little Wood Satyr192 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail158 obs.

Zabulon Skipper157 obs.

Peck's Skipper154 obs.

Banded Hairstreak137 obs.

American Lady132 obs.

Red-spotted Admiral119 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail112 obs.

All butterflies flying in Connecticut in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	259	Jul (rising)
2	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	249	Jul (rising)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	229	Jul (rising)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	220	Aug (rising)
5	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	192	Jun (peak)
6	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	158	Aug (rising)
7	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	157	Aug (rising)
8	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	154	Aug (rising)
9	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	137	Jun (peak)
10	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	132	Aug (rising)
11	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	119	Jul (rising)
12	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	112	Aug (rising)
13	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	103	Apr (past peak)
14	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	101	Jul (rising)
15	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	89	Aug (rising)
16	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	78	Jun (peak)
17	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	70	Jun (peak)
18	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	70	Jul (rising)
19	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Jul (rising)
20	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Jul (rising)
21	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	60	Aug (rising)
22	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Jun (peak)
23	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	51	Aug (rising)
24	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	48	Aug (rising)
25	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	47	Aug (rising)
26	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Sep (rising)
27	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	43	Aug (rising)
28	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Jul (rising)
29	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Jun (peak)
30	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Jul (rising)
31	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	33	Aug (rising)
32	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	27	Jun (peak)
33	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Sep (rising)
34	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Aug (rising)
35	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Jun (peak)
36	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	21	Jun (peak)
37	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	20	May (past peak)
38	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Jul (rising)
39	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jul (rising)
40	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	15	Jul (rising)
41	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Sep (rising)
42	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	13	Jun (peak)
43	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	May (past peak)
44	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Sep (rising)
45	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jul (rising)
46	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	12	Jun (peak)
47	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Aug (rising)
48	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	10	Jun (peak)
49	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	9	Sep (rising)
50	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	8	Jul (rising)