Butterflies Flying in Illinois in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Illinois in June in our iNaturalist sample; 11 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 Nov

Top butterflies in June

Monarch1,779 obs.

Black Swallowtail1,162 obs.

Red Admiral1,048 obs.

Hackberry Emperor818 obs.

Small White806 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary657 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail645 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper622 obs.

Question Mark607 obs.

Pearl Crescent587 obs.

Summer Azure517 obs.

Little Wood Satyr474 obs.

All butterflies flying in Illinois in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,779	Aug (rising)
2	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,162	Jul (rising)
3	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,048	Jul (rising)
4	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	818	Aug (rising)
5	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	806	Jul (rising)
6	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	657	Jun (peak)
7	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	645	Aug (rising)
8	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	622	Jul (rising)
9	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	607	Jul (rising)
10	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	587	Jul (rising)
11	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	517	Jul (rising)
12	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	474	Jun (peak)
13	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	393	Aug (rising)
14	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	379	Jul (rising)
15	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	376	Jul (rising)
16	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	355	May (past peak)
17	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	297	Jun (peak)
18	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	289	Aug (rising)
19	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	277	Jul (rising)
20	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	273	Jun (peak)
21	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	266	Jul (rising)
22	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	266	Jun (peak)
23	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	248	Aug (rising)
24	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	239	Sep (rising)
25	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	222	Jul (rising)
26	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	214	Jul (rising)
27	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	210	Aug (rising)
28	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	185	Aug (rising)
29	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	153	Jul (rising)
30	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	152	Jun (peak)
31	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	148	Aug (rising)
32	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	143	Sep (rising)
33	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	136	Apr (past peak)
34	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	128	Aug (rising)
35	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	114	Jul (rising)
36	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	106	Jul (rising)
37	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	99	Jun (peak)
38	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	95	Jun (peak)
39	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	87	Sep (rising)
40	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	81	Jun (peak)
41	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	81	Jun (peak)
42	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Aug (rising)
43	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Sep (rising)
44	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	66	Aug (rising)
45	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	63	Aug (rising)
46	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Jul (rising)
47	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	50	Jun (peak)
48	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	48	Jul (rising)
49	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	45	Jul (rising)
50	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	45	Aug (rising)