Butterflies Flying in Maine in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Maine in June in our iNaturalist sample; 13 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

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail795 obs.

Hobomok Skipper453 obs.

Common Ringlet413 obs.

Northern Crescent340 obs.

Little Wood Satyr173 obs.

Long Dash163 obs.

Silvery Blue157 obs.

American Copper146 obs.

American Lady130 obs.

Mourning Cloak128 obs.

Red Admiral124 obs.

Monarch121 obs.

All butterflies flying in Maine in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	795	Jun (peak)
2	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	453	Jun (peak)
3	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	413	Jun (peak)
4	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	340	Jun (peak)
5	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	173	Jun (peak)
6	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	163	Jul (rising)
7	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	157	Jun (peak)
8	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	146	Aug (rising)
9	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	130	Aug (rising)
10	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Apr (past peak)
11	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	124	Jul (rising)
12	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	121	Aug (rising)
13	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	118	Aug (rising)
14	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	110	Jul (rising)
15	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	106	Aug (rising)
16	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	101	Jul (rising)
17	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	96	Jul (rising)
18	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	87	Aug (rising)
19	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	86	Jul (rising)
20	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	57	May (past peak)
21	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Jun (peak)
22	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	55	Jun (peak)
23	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Aug (rising)
24	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	49	Jun (peak)
25	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	48	May (past peak)
26	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Jul (rising)
27	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	44	Aug (rising)
28	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	42	Jun (peak)
29	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Jun (peak)
30	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Jul (rising)
31	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Sep (rising)
32	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Aug (rising)
33	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Aug (rising)
34	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	22	Jun (peak)
35	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Jul (rising)
36	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	May (past peak)
37	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jul (rising)
38	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (rising)
39	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	15	Sep (rising)
40	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	15	Jun (peak)
41	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	14	Aug (rising)
42	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	12	Jul (rising)
43	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Aug (rising)
44	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	May (past peak)
45	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jul (rising)
46	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Sep (rising)
47	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Jul (rising)
48	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Aug (rising)
49	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (rising)
50	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Aug (rising)