Butterflies Flying in New Jersey in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New Jersey in June in our iNaturalist sample; 10 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

Small White648 obs.

Monarch467 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper453 obs.

Little Wood Satyr354 obs.

Zabulon Skipper337 obs.

Red Admiral324 obs.

Black Swallowtail288 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail266 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary259 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue231 obs.

American Lady215 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail204 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Jersey in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	648	Jul (rising)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	467	Aug (rising)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	453	Aug (rising)
4	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	354	Jun (peak)
5	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	337	Aug (rising)
6	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	324	Jul (rising)
7	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	288	Aug (rising)
8	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	266	Aug (rising)
9	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	259	Jun (peak)
10	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	231	Sep (rising)
11	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	215	May (past peak)
12	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	204	Jul (rising)
13	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	163	Jun (peak)
14	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	147	Mar (past peak)
15	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	147	Jun (peak)
16	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	140	Aug (rising)
17	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	130	Aug (rising)
18	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	114	Jun (peak)
19	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	110	Aug (rising)
20	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	98	Jul (rising)
21	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	96	Aug (rising)
22	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	86	Jul (rising)
23	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	81	Aug (rising)
24	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Aug (rising)
25	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	69	May (past peak)
26	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Sep (rising)
27	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	58	Sep (rising)
28	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	47	Jul (rising)
29	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Aug (rising)
30	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Sep (rising)
31	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	44	Jul (rising)
32	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Aug (rising)
33	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	40	Jul (rising)
34	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	38	Jun (peak)
35	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	37	Sep (rising)
36	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	35	Jun (peak)
37	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Jul (rising)
38	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Jul (rising)
39	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Jul (rising)
40	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	32	Sep (rising)
41	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	Jun (peak)
42	Swarthy Skipper	Nastra lherminier	Skippers	28	Aug (rising)
43	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	27	Jul (rising)
44	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	27	Jul (rising)
45	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Sep (rising)
46	Salt Marsh Skipper	Panoquina panoquin	Skippers	24	Jul (rising)
47	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	23	Jul (rising)
48	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	22	Jun (peak)
49	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	21	Sep (rising)
50	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	21	Jun (peak)