Butterflies Flying in Iowa in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Iowa 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.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in June

Hackberry Emperor438 obs.

Monarch283 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary283 obs.

Red Admiral280 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper143 obs.

Small White127 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail115 obs.

Summer Azure111 obs.

Black Swallowtail96 obs.

Least Skipper90 obs.

Pearl Crescent87 obs.

Question Mark80 obs.

All butterflies flying in Iowa in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	438	Jun (peak)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	283	Aug (rising)
3	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	283	Jun (peak)
4	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	280	Jul (rising)
5	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	143	Aug (rising)
6	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	127	Jul (rising)
7	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	115	Aug (rising)
8	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	111	Jun (peak)
9	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	96	Aug (rising)
10	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	90	Jun (peak)
11	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	87	Sep (rising)
12	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Jul (rising)
13	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	71	Jun (peak)
14	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	68	Sep (rising)
15	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Jun (peak)
16	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Sep (rising)
17	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Jun (peak)
18	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	49	Aug (rising)
19	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Jul (rising)
20	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Jul (rising)
21	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Sep (rising)
22	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Aug (rising)
23	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	38	Jun (peak)
24	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	36	Aug (rising)
25	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	35	Jun (peak)
26	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Jun (peak)
27	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	30	Sep (rising)
28	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Jun (peak)
29	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Aug (rising)
30	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	26	Sep (rising)
31	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	25	Aug (rising)
32	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	22	Aug (rising)
33	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	22	Aug (rising)
34	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Jul (rising)
35	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	16	Aug (rising)
36	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jun (peak)
37	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	16	Jun (peak)
38	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jul (rising)
39	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jul (rising)
40	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	15	Jul (rising)
41	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jul (rising)
42	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Jul (rising)
43	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	12	Jul (rising)
44	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	11	Aug (rising)
45	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	11	Jun (peak)
46	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	11	Jun (peak)
47	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	10	Aug (rising)
48	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Jun (peak)
49	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jul (rising)
50	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jul (rising)