Butterflies Flying in Mississippi in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Mississippi in June in our iNaturalist sample; 4 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in June

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail159 obs.

Pearl Crescent82 obs.

Common Buckeye80 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail77 obs.

American Lady70 obs.

Hackberry Emperor70 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper67 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail64 obs.

Fiery Skipper59 obs.

Palamedes Swallowtail59 obs.

Eastern Giant Swallowtail56 obs.

Gray Hairstreak52 obs.

All butterflies flying in Mississippi in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	159	Aug (rising)
2	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Jul (rising)
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Oct (rising)
4	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	77	Aug (rising)
5	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	May (past peak)
6	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	Aug (rising)
7	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	67	Aug (rising)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	64	Aug (rising)
9	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	59	Sep (rising)
10	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	59	Jul (rising)
11	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	56	Aug (rising)
12	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	52	Jul (rising)
13	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	51	Jun (peak)
14	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Jul (rising)
15	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	47	Mar (past peak)
16	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	46	May (past peak)
17	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Oct (rising)
18	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Oct (rising)
19	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Oct (rising)
20	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Apr (past peak)
21	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	May (past peak)
22	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Sep (rising)
23	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Aug (rising)
24	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Mar (past peak)
25	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Aug (rising)
26	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Jun (peak)
27	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	May (past peak)
28	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	18	Apr (past peak)
29	Whirlabout	Hedone vibex	Skippers	18	Aug (rising)
30	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	16	May (past peak)
31	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Aug (rising)
32	Barred Yellow	Eurema daira	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	15	Jul (rising)
33	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Apr (past peak)
34	Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Metalmark Butterflies	14	Jul (rising)
35	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jul (rising)
36	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	13	Oct (rising)
37	Southern Pearly-eye	Lethe portlandia	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Mar (past peak)
38	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Sep (rising)
39	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Sep (rising)
40	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Jun (peak)
41	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Jul (rising)
42	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	11	Jul (rising)
43	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	9	Jun (peak)
44	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Sep (rising)
45	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Sep (rising)
46	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Sep (rising)
47	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	May (past peak)
48	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	7	Jul (rising)
49	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Aug (rising)
50	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	6	Sep (rising)