Butterflies Flying in Nebraska in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Nebraska in June in our iNaturalist sample; 21 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

Top butterflies in June

Monarch304 obs.

Red Admiral300 obs.

Hackberry Emperor223 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper211 obs.

Small White129 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue119 obs.

Pearl Crescent116 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary108 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail106 obs.

Question Mark102 obs.

Black Swallowtail100 obs.

Variegated Fritillary91 obs.

All butterflies flying in Nebraska in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	304	Aug (rising)
2	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	300	Jun (peak)
3	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	223	Jun (peak)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	211	Aug (rising)
5	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	129	Jul (rising)
6	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	119	Aug (rising)
7	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Aug (rising)
8	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	108	Jun (peak)
9	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	106	Aug (rising)
10	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	102	Jun (peak)
11	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	100	Jul (rising)
12	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Jul (rising)
13	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	88	Jun (peak)
14	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Sep (rising)
15	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	80	Jun (peak)
16	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	61	Sep (rising)
17	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	61	Jun (peak)
18	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Aug (rising)
19	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Jun (peak)
20	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	54	Jun (peak)
21	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	50	Jul (rising)
22	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	50	Jun (peak)
23	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	49	Jun (peak)
24	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	46	Aug (rising)
25	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Jul (rising)
26	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	May (past peak)
27	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Aug (rising)
28	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Jul (rising)
29	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	39	Aug (rising)
30	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Sep (rising)
31	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Jun (peak)
32	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	36	Jun (peak)
33	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	35	Jun (peak)
34	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Jul (rising)
35	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	Jun (peak)
36	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	31	Jun (peak)
37	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Jun (peak)
38	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Apr (past peak)
39	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Jun (peak)
40	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	24	Jul (rising)
41	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Jun (peak)
42	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	21	Aug (rising)
43	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	20	Aug (rising)
44	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Jun (peak)
45	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	19	Jul (rising)
46	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	19	Aug (rising)
47	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	17	Jun (peak)
48	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	16	Sep (rising)
49	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	15	Jul (rising)
50	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jul (rising)