Butterflies Flying in Missouri in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Missouri in June in our iNaturalist sample; 6 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

Top butterflies in June

Great Spangled Fritillary1,107 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail604 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue475 obs.

Hackberry Emperor463 obs.

Monarch440 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail434 obs.

Pearl Crescent384 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail323 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail312 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper275 obs.

Common Buckeye231 obs.

Little Wood Satyr221 obs.

All butterflies flying in Missouri in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,107	Jun (peak)
2	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	604	Jul (rising)
3	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	475	Sep (rising)
4	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	463	Aug (rising)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	440	Sep (rising)
6	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	434	Jun (peak)
7	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	384	Sep (rising)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	323	Aug (rising)
9	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	312	Aug (rising)
10	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	275	Sep (rising)
11	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	231	Sep (rising)
12	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	221	May (past peak)
13	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	205	Apr (past peak)
14	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	196	Jul (rising)
15	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	168	Sep (rising)
16	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	164	Sep (rising)
17	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	139	May (past peak)
18	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	136	Aug (rising)
19	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Jul (rising)
20	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	125	Sep (rising)
21	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	107	Jun (peak)
22	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	100	Aug (rising)
23	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	97	Oct (rising)
24	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	95	Jul (rising)
25	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Sep (rising)
26	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	89	Sep (rising)
27	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	88	Sep (rising)
28	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	81	Jun (peak)
29	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	78	Aug (rising)
30	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	Aug (rising)
31	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	68	Jun (peak)
32	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	61	Jun (peak)
33	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	57	Aug (rising)
34	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	55	Jul (rising)
35	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	53	Sep (rising)
36	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	52	Jul (rising)
37	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	43	Aug (rising)
38	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	39	Aug (rising)
39	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	39	Aug (rising)
40	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	38	Apr (past peak)
41	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	38	Aug (rising)
42	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Sep (rising)
43	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Aug (rising)
44	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	Sep (rising)
45	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	32	Aug (rising)
46	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Sep (rising)
47	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	28	Aug (rising)
48	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	27	Oct (rising)
49	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Mar (past peak)
50	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Sep (rising)