Butterflies Flying in Louisiana in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Louisiana in June in our iNaturalist sample; 5 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in June

Gulf Fritillary260 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail212 obs.

Pearl Crescent205 obs.

Fiery Skipper193 obs.

Monarch165 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail151 obs.

Hackberry Emperor128 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail126 obs.

Red-banded Hairstreak112 obs.

Viceroy111 obs.

Gray Hairstreak105 obs.

Common Buckeye100 obs.

All butterflies flying in Louisiana in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	260	Oct (rising)
2	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	212	Sep (rising)
3	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	205	May (past peak)
4	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	193	Oct (rising)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	165	Oct (rising)
6	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	151	Aug (rising)
7	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Jun (peak)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	126	Aug (rising)
9	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	112	Mar (past peak)
10	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	111	Sep (rising)
11	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	105	Oct (rising)
12	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	100	Oct (rising)
13	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	87	Aug (rising)
14	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Apr (past peak)
15	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	76	Oct (rising)
16	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	71	Jul (rising)
17	Southern Broken-Dash	Polites otho	Skippers	69	Sep (rising)
18	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Apr (past peak)
19	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	66	Apr (past peak)
20	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	62	Apr (past peak)
21	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Oct (rising)
22	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	53	May (past peak)
23	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	52	Oct (rising)
24	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Mar (past peak)
25	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Mar (past peak)
26	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	Skippers	46	Oct (rising)
27	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Jul (rising)
28	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Apr (past peak)
29	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Oct (rising)
30	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	36	Sep (rising)
31	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	34	Jul (rising)
32	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	34	May (past peak)
33	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	33	Aug (rising)
34	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	30	Sep (rising)
35	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Jul (rising)
36	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	29	Oct (rising)
37	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Aug (rising)
38	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Mar (past peak)
39	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	27	May (past peak)
40	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	25	Jul (rising)
41	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Apr (past peak)
42	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	23	Jun (peak)
43	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	23	Jun (peak)
44	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Sep (rising)
45	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	20	Aug (rising)
46	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jun (peak)
47	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Aug (rising)
48	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	16	Apr (past peak)
49	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Apr (past peak)
50	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	12	Jun (peak)