Butterflies Flying in Montana in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Montana 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

Top butterflies in June

Lorquin's Admiral164 obs.

Boisduval's Blue143 obs.

Western Tiger Swallowtail137 obs.

Common Ringlet117 obs.

Pale Swallowtail108 obs.

Silvery Blue100 obs.

Mourning Cloak93 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail88 obs.

Anise Swallowtail73 obs.

Green Comma70 obs.

Painted Lady67 obs.

Milbert's Tortoiseshell66 obs.

All butterflies flying in Montana in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Lorquin's Admiral	Limenitis lorquini	Brush-footed Butterflies	164	Jul (rising)
2	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	143	Jun (peak)
3	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	137	Jun (peak)
4	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Jun (peak)
5	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	108	Jun (peak)
6	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	100	Jun (peak)
7	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	93	Aug (rising)
8	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	88	Jul (rising)
9	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	73	Jul (rising)
10	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	May (past peak)
11	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Jul (rising)
12	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jul (rising)
13	Snowberry Checkerspot	Euphydryas colon	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Jun (peak)
14	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Jul (rising)
15	Northern Checkerspot	Chlosyne palla	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Jul (rising)
16	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	40	Jun (peak)
17	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Jul (rising)
18	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	36	May (past peak)
19	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Aug (rising)
20	Rocky Mountain Parnassian	Parnassius smintheus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	32	Jul (rising)
21	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	32	Aug (rising)
22	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Jul (rising)
23	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Aug (rising)
24	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	27	Jul (rising)
25	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	26	Jul (rising)
26	Western Tailed-blue	Everes amyntula	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	25	Jul (rising)
27	Pacific Fritillary	Boloria epithore	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jul (rising)
28	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Jul (rising)
29	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	23	Aug (rising)
30	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Jul (rising)
31	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	21	Jun (peak)
32	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	19	Jul (rising)
33	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jul (rising)
34	Edith's Checkerspot	Euphydryas editha	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jul (rising)
35	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	16	Jun (peak)
36	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	15	Jul (rising)
37	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	15	Aug (rising)
38	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Aug (rising)
39	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	May (past peak)
40	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Aug (rising)
41	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Jul (rising)
42	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Jul (rising)
43	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Aug (rising)
44	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Jul (rising)
45	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	6	Jun (peak)
46	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Sep (rising)
47	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	5	Jun (peak)
48	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Jul (rising)
49	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Aug (rising)
50	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Aug (rising)