Butterflies Flying in Idaho in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Idaho in June in our iNaturalist sample; 16 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in June

Western Tiger Swallowtail504 obs.

Lorquin's Admiral287 obs.

Pale Swallowtail251 obs.

Common Ringlet169 obs.

California Tortoiseshell145 obs.

Boisduval's Blue131 obs.

Small White130 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail126 obs.

Northern Crescent123 obs.

Northern Checkerspot122 obs.

Weidemeyer's Admiral120 obs.

Painted Lady115 obs.

All butterflies flying in Idaho in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	504	Jun (peak)
2	Lorquin's Admiral	Limenitis lorquini	Brush-footed Butterflies	287	Jul (rising)
3	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	251	Jun (peak)
4	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	169	Jun (peak)
5	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	145	Jul (rising)
6	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	131	Jun (peak)
7	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	130	Jul (rising)
8	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	126	Jun (peak)
9	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	123	Jun (peak)
10	Northern Checkerspot	Chlosyne palla	Brush-footed Butterflies	122	Jul (rising)
11	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	120	Jul (rising)
12	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Jul (rising)
13	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	98	Sep (rising)
14	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Jul (rising)
15	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	91	Jun (peak)
16	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	89	Jul (rising)
17	Clodius Parnassian	Parnassius clodius	Swallowtails and Parnassians	86	Jun (peak)
18	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	84	Jun (peak)
19	Snowberry Checkerspot	Euphydryas colon	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Jun (peak)
20	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	75	Aug (rising)
21	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Apr (past peak)
22	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	59	Jun (peak)
23	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	59	Jun (peak)
24	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Apr (past peak)
25	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Jul (rising)
26	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	51	Jun (peak)
27	Juba Skipper	Hesperia juba	Skippers	51	May (past peak)
28	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	47	Jun (peak)
29	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	44	Jun (peak)
30	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	44	Sep (rising)
31	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	42	May (past peak)
32	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Jul (rising)
33	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Jul (rising)
34	Sandhill Skipper	Polites sabuleti	Skippers	36	Aug (rising)
35	Northern White-Skipper	Heliopetes ericetorum	Skippers	34	Jun (peak)
36	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	29	Jul (rising)
37	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	28	Jul (rising)
38	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	26	May (past peak)
39	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Aug (rising)
40	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Jul (rising)
41	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Sep (rising)
42	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Aug (rising)
43	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	Sep (rising)
44	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Aug (rising)
45	Coronis Fritillary	Argynnis coronis	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jul (rising)
46	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (rising)
47	Rocky Mountain Parnassian	Parnassius smintheus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	17	Jul (rising)
48	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	May (past peak)
49	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jul (rising)
50	Blue Copper	Tharsalea heteronea	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	16	Jul (rising)