Butterflies Flying in New Hampshire in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New Hampshire in June in our iNaturalist sample; 14 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

Common Ringlet609 obs.

Hobomok Skipper526 obs.

Long Dash417 obs.

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail384 obs.

Little Wood Satyr335 obs.

Red-spotted Admiral277 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper277 obs.

Peck's Skipper181 obs.

Essex Skipper172 obs.

Atlantis Fritillary165 obs.

American Lady162 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary145 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Hampshire in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	609	Jun (peak)
2	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	526	Jun (peak)
3	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	417	Jun (peak)
4	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	384	Jun (peak)
5	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	335	Jun (peak)
6	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	277	Jun (peak)
7	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	277	Jul (rising)
8	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	181	Aug (rising)
9	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	172	Jun (peak)
10	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	165	Jul (rising)
11	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	162	Jul (rising)
12	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	145	Jul (rising)
13	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	142	Apr (past peak)
14	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	131	Aug (rising)
15	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	126	Jul (rising)
16	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	124	Jun (peak)
17	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	121	Aug (rising)
18	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Aug (rising)
19	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Jun (peak)
20	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	110	Aug (rising)
21	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	89	May (past peak)
22	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	88	May (past peak)
23	Karner Blue	Plebejus samuelis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	82	Jul (rising)
24	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	74	Jun (peak)
25	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	72	Jun (peak)
26	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	62	May (past peak)
27	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	58	Aug (rising)
28	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	50	May (past peak)
29	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	49	Aug (rising)
30	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Jul (rising)
31	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	45	Jun (peak)
32	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	41	Jul (rising)
33	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Aug (rising)
34	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	41	Jul (rising)
35	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	39	Jul (rising)
36	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	30	Jul (rising)
37	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	28	Jun (peak)
38	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Jul (rising)
39	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Jul (rising)
40	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Aug (rising)
41	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jul (rising)
42	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Jul (rising)
43	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	24	Jul (rising)
44	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Jun (peak)
45	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Aug (rising)
46	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Jul (rising)
47	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	14	Jul (rising)
48	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	14	Sep (rising)
49	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	11	Jul (rising)
50	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Jul (rising)