Butterflies Flying in New Mexico in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New Mexico 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.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in June

Checkered White352 obs.

Variegated Fritillary326 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail303 obs.

Mourning Cloak287 obs.

Western Tiger Swallowtail282 obs.

Marine Blue281 obs.

Weidemeyer's Admiral261 obs.

Reakirt's Blue216 obs.

Black Swallowtail207 obs.

Gray Hairstreak177 obs.

Taxiles Skipper154 obs.

Juniper Hairstreak153 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Mexico in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	352	Jul (rising)
2	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	326	Jul (rising)
3	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	303	Jul (rising)
4	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	287	Jun (peak)
5	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	282	Jun (peak)
6	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	281	May (past peak)
7	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	261	Jul (rising)
8	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	216	Jul (rising)
9	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	207	Jul (rising)
10	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	177	Jul (rising)
11	Taxiles Skipper	Lon taxiles	Skippers	154	Jul (rising)
12	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	153	Jul (rising)
13	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	120	Aug (rising)
14	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	119	Oct (rising)
15	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	115	Jul (rising)
16	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	111	Jul (rising)
17	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	108	May (past peak)
18	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	108	Jun (peak)
19	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	96	Jun (peak)
20	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	75	Aug (rising)
21	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	75	May (past peak)
22	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	66	May (past peak)
23	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	62	Sep (rising)
24	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Jul (rising)
25	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Jul (rising)
26	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	56	Jul (rising)
27	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	48	Jun (peak)
28	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	47	Jun (peak)
29	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Aug (rising)
30	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Aug (rising)
31	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	43	Jun (peak)
32	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	43	Jul (rising)
33	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	42	Aug (rising)
34	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Jul (rising)
35	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	38	Jul (rising)
36	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Jun (peak)
37	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Jul (rising)
38	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Apr (past peak)
39	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	33	Jun (peak)
40	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Oct (rising)
41	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	29	Jul (rising)
42	Western Tailed-blue	Everes amyntula	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	29	May (past peak)
43	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	28	May (past peak)
44	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Jun (peak)
45	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	26	Jul (rising)
46	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	May (past peak)
47	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	23	Jul (rising)
48	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Jul (rising)
49	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jul (rising)
50	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	19	Oct (rising)