Butterflies Flying in Massachusetts in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Massachusetts in June in our iNaturalist sample; 11 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 Nov

Top butterflies in June

Small White740 obs.

Little Wood Satyr709 obs.

Zabulon Skipper568 obs.

Red-spotted Admiral526 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper505 obs.

Monarch503 obs.

Peck's Skipper434 obs.

American Lady430 obs.

Baltimore Checkerspot367 obs.

Common Ringlet359 obs.

Red Admiral349 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail274 obs.

All butterflies flying in Massachusetts in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	740	Jul (rising)
2	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	709	Jun (peak)
3	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	568	Aug (rising)
4	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	526	Jun (peak)
5	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	505	Jul (rising)
6	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	503	Aug (rising)
7	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	434	Aug (rising)
8	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	430	Jul (rising)
9	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	367	Jun (peak)
10	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	359	Jun (peak)
11	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	349	Jul (rising)
12	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	274	Jul (rising)
13	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	236	Jun (peak)
14	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	232	Aug (rising)
15	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	223	Jun (peak)
16	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	218	Apr (past peak)
17	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	218	Jul (rising)
18	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	216	Aug (rising)
19	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	193	Jul (rising)
20	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	177	Jul (rising)
21	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	169	Jul (rising)
22	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	164	Jun (peak)
23	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	156	Jul (rising)
24	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	129	Sep (rising)
25	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	129	Jul (rising)
26	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	123	Jul (rising)
27	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	73	Jun (peak)
28	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	73	Jun (peak)
29	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	72	Jul (rising)
30	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Jul (rising)
31	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	69	Jul (rising)
32	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	61	May (past peak)
33	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	57	Aug (rising)
34	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Jul (rising)
35	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	44	Aug (rising)
36	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	43	Jun (peak)
37	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	43	Jun (peak)
38	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Jul (rising)
39	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Sep (rising)
40	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	39	Aug (rising)
41	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	38	Sep (rising)
42	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	34	Jul (rising)
43	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	33	Jul (rising)
44	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	May (past peak)
45	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	29	Aug (rising)
46	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Sep (rising)
47	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	24	May (past peak)
48	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	24	Jul (rising)
49	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	20	Jul (rising)
50	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	18	Jul (rising)