Butterflies Flying in Maryland in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Maryland 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.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in June

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,307 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper1,272 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary1,265 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail1,020 obs.

Small White984 obs.

Zabulon Skipper888 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue841 obs.

Monarch693 obs.

Little Wood Satyr671 obs.

Summer Azure609 obs.

Pearl Crescent604 obs.

Little Glassywing576 obs.

All butterflies flying in Maryland in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,307	Aug (rising)
2	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1,272	Aug (rising)
3	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,265	Jun (peak)
4	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,020	Jun (peak)
5	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	984	Jun (peak)
6	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	888	Aug (rising)
7	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	841	Sep (rising)
8	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	693	Aug (rising)
9	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	671	Jun (peak)
10	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	609	Jun (peak)
11	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	604	Sep (rising)
12	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	576	Jun (peak)
13	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	493	Aug (rising)
14	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	385	Jul (rising)
15	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	368	May (past peak)
16	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	362	Aug (rising)
17	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	317	Aug (rising)
18	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	291	Jul (rising)
19	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	281	Sep (rising)
20	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	277	Jun (peak)
21	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	212	Jul (rising)
22	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	209	Aug (rising)
23	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	208	Jun (peak)
24	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	208	Aug (rising)
25	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	200	Sep (rising)
26	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	195	Apr (past peak)
27	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	187	Mar (past peak)
28	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	173	Sep (rising)
29	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	173	Sep (rising)
30	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	165	Jun (peak)
31	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	165	Jul (rising)
32	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	158	Jul (rising)
33	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	157	Jul (rising)
34	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	154	May (past peak)
35	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	133	Sep (rising)
36	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	115	Jun (peak)
37	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	106	Sep (rising)
38	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	101	Jul (rising)
39	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	88	Aug (rising)
40	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	88	Aug (rising)
41	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	85	Aug (rising)
42	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	79	Jul (rising)
43	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Aug (rising)
44	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	75	Jun (peak)
45	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	74	Jul (rising)
46	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	73	Jul (rising)
47	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Jun (peak)
48	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Aug (rising)
49	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	71	Jul (rising)
50	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	63	Jun (peak)