Butterflies Flying in Delaware in June (52 Species)

52 butterflies were recorded flying in Delaware in June in our iNaturalist sample; 13 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

Silver-spotted Skipper149 obs.

Small White144 obs.

Monarch136 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail132 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue98 obs.

American Lady81 obs.

Red Admiral78 obs.

Zabulon Skipper73 obs.

Pearl Crescent54 obs.

Broad-winged Skipper54 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail52 obs.

Least Skipper48 obs.

All butterflies flying in Delaware in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	149	Aug (rising)
2	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	144	Jun (peak)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	136	Aug (rising)
4	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	132	Aug (rising)
5	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	98	Sep (rising)
6	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	81	Jun (peak)
7	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	Jul (rising)
8	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	73	Aug (rising)
9	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Sep (rising)
10	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	54	Jul (rising)
11	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	52	Aug (rising)
12	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	48	Jul (rising)
13	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	39	Jul (rising)
14	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Jun (peak)
15	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Aug (rising)
16	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Sep (rising)
17	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Sep (rising)
18	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	24	Jun (peak)
19	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Jun (peak)
20	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Sep (rising)
21	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Jun (peak)
22	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Sep (rising)
23	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Apr (past peak)
24	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Jun (peak)
25	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Aug (rising)
26	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	11	Jun (peak)
27	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Sep (rising)
28	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Aug (rising)
29	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	8	Aug (rising)
30	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	8	Sep (rising)
31	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (rising)
32	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	6	Jun (peak)
33	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	6	Sep (rising)
34	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	5	Jul (rising)
35	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Aug (rising)
36	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (rising)
37	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Jul (rising)
38	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jun (peak)
39	Oak Hairstreak	Satyrium favonius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Jun (peak)
40	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Jul (rising)
41	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
42	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jul (rising)
43	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	3	Jun (peak)
44	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Mar (past peak)
45	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	2	Aug (rising)
46	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	2	Aug (rising)
47	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	2	Jun (peak)
48	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (rising)
49	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Aug (rising)
50	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Aug (rising)