Butterflies Flying in Florida in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Florida in June in our iNaturalist sample; 1 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

Gulf Fritillary2,079 obs.

White Peacock1,292 obs.

Monarch1,137 obs.

Zebra Longwing879 obs.

Atala849 obs.

Gray Hairstreak772 obs.

Horace's Duskywing730 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail710 obs.

Ceraunus Blue655 obs.

Fiery Skipper644 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail613 obs.

Dainty Sulphur491 obs.

All butterflies flying in Florida in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,079	Oct (rising)
2	White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,292	Oct (rising)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,137	Apr (past peak)
4	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	879	Apr (past peak)
5	Atala	Eumaeus atala	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	849	Jul (rising)
6	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	772	Jun (peak)
7	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	730	Apr (past peak)
8	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	710	Sep (rising)
9	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	655	Sep (rising)
10	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	644	Sep (rising)
11	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	613	Sep (rising)
12	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	491	Apr (past peak)
13	Cassius Blue	Leptotes cassius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	468	Apr (past peak)
14	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	449	Sep (rising)
15	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	430	Apr (past peak)
16	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	428	Sep (rising)
17	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	410	Sep (rising)
18	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	395	Oct (rising)
19	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	370	May (past peak)
20	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	345	Apr (past peak)
21	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	339	Apr (past peak)
22	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	289	Apr (past peak)
23	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	286	Sep (rising)
24	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	280	Mar (past peak)
25	Polydamas Swallowtail	Battus polydamas	Swallowtails and Parnassians	265	Jul (rising)
26	Monk Skipper	Choranthus capucinus	Skippers	239	Apr (past peak)
27	Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Brush-footed Butterflies	220	Apr (past peak)
28	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	218	Jul (rising)
29	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	212	Jul (rising)
30	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	207	Sep (rising)
31	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	193	May (past peak)
32	Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	193	Apr (past peak)
33	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	192	Sep (rising)
34	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	182	May (past peak)
35	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	170	May (past peak)
36	Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Brush-footed Butterflies	167	Apr (past peak)
37	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	166	Jul (rising)
38	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	165	Sep (rising)
39	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	151	Nov (rising)
40	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	149	Oct (rising)
41	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	143	May (past peak)
42	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	136	Oct (rising)
43	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	132	Mar (past peak)
44	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	130	Aug (rising)
45	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	129	Oct (rising)
46	Three-spotted Skipper	Cymaenes tripunctus	Skippers	115	Sep (rising)
47	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	110	Sep (rising)
48	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	109	Nov (rising)
49	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	103	Aug (rising)
50	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	94	Mar (past peak)