Butterflies Flying in District of Columbia in June (51 Species)

51 butterflies were recorded flying in District of Columbia in June in our iNaturalist sample; 8 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

Top butterflies in June

Small White131 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper119 obs.

Zabulon Skipper79 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail76 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue58 obs.

Red Admiral50 obs.

Least Skipper45 obs.

Pearl Crescent32 obs.

Question Mark32 obs.

Monarch30 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail28 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail25 obs.

All butterflies flying in District of Columbia in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	131	Jun (peak)
2	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	119	Aug (rising)
3	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	79	Aug (rising)
4	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	76	Aug (rising)
5	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	58	Sep (rising)
6	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Jul (rising)
7	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	45	Jul (rising)
8	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Sep (rising)
9	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	May (past peak)
10	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Sep (rising)
11	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	28	Aug (rising)
12	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	25	Jul (rising)
13	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	22	Jun (peak)
14	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Aug (rising)
15	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Apr (past peak)
16	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	16	Jun (peak)
17	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jun (peak)
18	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	May (past peak)
19	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Sep (rising)
20	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Oct (rising)
21	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	12	Sep (rising)
22	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	11	Sep (rising)
23	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Sep (rising)
24	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	11	Sep (rising)
25	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Mar (past peak)
26	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Jun (peak)
27	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Jun (peak)
28	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Sep (rising)
29	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jun (peak)
30	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)
31	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Jul (rising)
32	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	4	Sep (rising)
33	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Jul (rising)
34	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	May (past peak)
35	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Aug (rising)
36	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Aug (rising)
37	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	4	Aug (rising)
38	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	3	Aug (rising)
39	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	3	Aug (rising)
40	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	2	Sep (rising)
41	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Oct (rising)
42	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (rising)
43	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (rising)
44	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Aug (rising)
45	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Sep (rising)
46	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (rising)
47	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Apr (past peak)
48	White M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Apr (past peak)
49	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	1	Sep (rising)
50	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	1	Jun (peak)