Butterflies Flying in Georgia in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Georgia 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

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail801 obs.

Fiery Skipper535 obs.

Pearl Crescent501 obs.

Common Buckeye406 obs.

Horace's Duskywing372 obs.

American Lady371 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper362 obs.

Gulf Fritillary357 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak233 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail232 obs.

Variegated Fritillary226 obs.

Summer Azure211 obs.

All butterflies flying in Georgia in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	801	Aug (rising)
2	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	535	Jul (rising)
3	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	501	Jun (peak)
4	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	406	Sep (rising)
5	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	372	Aug (rising)
6	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	371	May (past peak)
7	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	362	Aug (rising)
8	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	357	Sep (rising)
9	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	233	Aug (rising)
10	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	232	Aug (rising)
11	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	226	Sep (rising)
12	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	211	May (past peak)
13	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	203	Jul (rising)
14	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	191	May (past peak)
15	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	185	Jul (rising)
16	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	156	Jun (peak)
17	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	150	Aug (rising)
18	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	141	Aug (rising)
19	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	130	Aug (rising)
20	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	127	Jun (peak)
21	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	126	Oct (rising)
22	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	125	Sep (rising)
23	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	121	Sep (rising)
24	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	118	Sep (rising)
25	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Jun (peak)
26	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	109	Sep (rising)
27	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	107	Jul (rising)
28	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	79	Apr (past peak)
29	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	73	Aug (rising)
30	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Aug (rising)
31	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Jun (peak)
32	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	61	Jul (rising)
33	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Sep (rising)
34	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	60	Apr (past peak)
35	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	59	Oct (rising)
36	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	58	Aug (rising)
37	Ocola Skipper	Panoquina ocola	Skippers	57	Oct (rising)
38	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	55	May (past peak)
39	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	53	Aug (rising)
40	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Jul (rising)
41	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	May (past peak)
42	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Oct (rising)
43	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	40	Jul (rising)
44	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	39	Aug (rising)
45	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	37	Sep (rising)
46	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	May (past peak)
47	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Aug (rising)
48	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	Jun (peak)
49	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	29	Jun (peak)
50	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Sep (rising)