Butterflies Flying in Michigan in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Michigan 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

Monarch1,263 obs.

Baltimore Checkerspot712 obs.

Little Wood Satyr710 obs.

Red Admiral553 obs.

Hobomok Skipper542 obs.

Essex Skipper476 obs.

Small White460 obs.

Black Swallowtail450 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper423 obs.

Red-spotted Admiral365 obs.

Mourning Cloak363 obs.

Peck's Skipper355 obs.

All butterflies flying in Michigan in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,263	Aug (rising)
2	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	712	Jun (peak)
3	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	710	Jun (peak)
4	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	553	Jul (rising)
5	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	542	Jun (peak)
6	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	476	Jun (peak)
7	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	460	Aug (rising)
8	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	450	Jul (rising)
9	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	423	Aug (rising)
10	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	365	Jul (rising)
11	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	363	Apr (past peak)
12	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	355	Aug (rising)
13	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	315	Jul (rising)
14	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	309	Jun (peak)
15	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	267	Jul (rising)
16	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	259	Aug (rising)
17	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	256	Aug (rising)
18	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	244	Aug (rising)
19	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	239	Jul (rising)
20	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	234	Jul (rising)
21	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	228	Jul (rising)
22	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	218	Jun (peak)
23	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	163	Aug (rising)
24	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	153	Jul (rising)
25	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	147	Jul (rising)
26	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Aug (rising)
27	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	112	Jun (peak)
28	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	94	Aug (rising)
29	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	93	Aug (rising)
30	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Jul (rising)
31	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	92	Jul (rising)
32	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Jun (peak)
33	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	86	Jul (rising)
34	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Jul (rising)
35	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	74	Jun (peak)
36	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Jun (peak)
37	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	67	Aug (rising)
38	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	66	Aug (rising)
39	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	61	May (past peak)
40	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	Aug (rising)
41	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	54	Aug (rising)
42	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Jul (rising)
43	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	50	Jun (peak)
44	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	50	May (past peak)
45	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	46	Jul (rising)
46	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Sep (rising)
47	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	38	Aug (rising)
48	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	36	May (past peak)
49	Karner Blue	Plebejus samuelis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	Jul (rising)
50	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	31	Sep (rising)