Butterflies Flying in Kentucky in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Kentucky in June in our iNaturalist sample; 8 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in June

Great Spangled Fritillary667 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail295 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail291 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail273 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue270 obs.

Hackberry Emperor269 obs.

Monarch225 obs.

Silvery Checkerspot225 obs.

Pearl Crescent219 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper209 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail164 obs.

Small White148 obs.

All butterflies flying in Kentucky in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	667	Jun (peak)
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	295	Aug (rising)
3	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	291	Apr (past peak)
4	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	273	Jul (rising)
5	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	270	Jul (rising)
6	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	269	Aug (rising)
7	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	225	Aug (rising)
8	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	225	Jul (rising)
9	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	219	Sep (rising)
10	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	209	Jul (rising)
11	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	164	Jul (rising)
12	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	148	Jul (rising)
13	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	144	Jun (peak)
14	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Aug (rising)
15	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	112	May (past peak)
16	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	106	Jul (rising)
17	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	99	Aug (rising)
18	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Jul (rising)
19	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	75	Jul (rising)
20	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	66	Sep (rising)
21	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	63	Jul (rising)
22	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	62	Jul (rising)
23	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Aug (rising)
24	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	50	Sep (rising)
25	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Sep (rising)
26	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Mar (past peak)
27	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	49	Jun (peak)
28	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	45	Jun (peak)
29	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	May (past peak)
30	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	39	Apr (past peak)
31	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	38	Jul (rising)
32	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	37	Jul (rising)
33	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	37	Aug (rising)
34	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Jul (rising)
35	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Sep (rising)
36	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	35	Aug (rising)
37	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Jun (peak)
38	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Aug (rising)
39	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	24	Jun (peak)
40	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Sep (rising)
41	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	23	Aug (rising)
42	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	22	Aug (rising)
43	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Jun (peak)
44	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	19	Jul (rising)
45	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	18	May (past peak)
46	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	17	Jul (rising)
47	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Mar (past peak)
48	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Aug (rising)
49	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Jun (peak)
50	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Sep (rising)