Butterflies Flying in Kansas in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Kansas in June in our iNaturalist sample; 12 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

Hackberry Emperor470 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary273 obs.

Variegated Fritillary235 obs.

Monarch221 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue206 obs.

Pearl Crescent180 obs.

Red Admiral161 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail138 obs.

Question Mark125 obs.

Black Swallowtail121 obs.

Common Buckeye118 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper116 obs.

All butterflies flying in Kansas in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	470	Jun (peak)
2	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	273	Jun (peak)
3	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	235	Jun (peak)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	221	Sep (rising)
5	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	206	Jun (peak)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	180	Sep (rising)
7	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	161	Apr (past peak)
8	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	138	Aug (rising)
9	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	125	Jun (peak)
10	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	121	Aug (rising)
11	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	118	Sep (rising)
12	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	116	Sep (rising)
13	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	115	Jun (peak)
14	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	113	Aug (rising)
15	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	85	Oct (rising)
16	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	79	Sep (rising)
17	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	78	Aug (rising)
18	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	70	Sep (rising)
19	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	68	Apr (past peak)
20	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	64	Oct (rising)
21	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Jul (rising)
22	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	55	Aug (rising)
23	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	48	Jul (rising)
24	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Aug (rising)
25	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	43	Jun (peak)
26	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	43	Jul (rising)
27	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Jul (rising)
28	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	40	Jun (peak)
29	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Sep (rising)
30	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	38	Aug (rising)
31	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	Jun (peak)
32	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	33	Jul (rising)
33	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Sep (rising)
34	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Jun (peak)
35	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	28	Jun (peak)
36	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Jul (rising)
37	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Sep (rising)
38	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Jul (rising)
39	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	21	Jun (peak)
40	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Sep (rising)
41	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	17	Aug (rising)
42	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Jul (rising)
43	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	16	Sep (rising)
44	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	May (past peak)
45	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Aug (rising)
46	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	15	Sep (rising)
47	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Aug (rising)
48	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	12	Jul (rising)
49	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	10	May (past peak)
50	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Aug (rising)