Butterflies Flying in New York in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New York in June in our iNaturalist sample; 12 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 Nov

Top butterflies in June

Small White1,311 obs.

Little Wood Satyr1,126 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper1,070 obs.

Black Swallowtail965 obs.

Monarch911 obs.

Red Admiral897 obs.

Hobomok Skipper698 obs.

Zabulon Skipper680 obs.

Baltimore Checkerspot522 obs.

Mourning Cloak485 obs.

Banded Hairstreak481 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail467 obs.

All butterflies flying in New York in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,311	Jul (rising)
2	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,126	Jun (peak)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1,070	Aug (rising)
4	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	965	Aug (rising)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	911	Aug (rising)
6	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	897	Jul (rising)
7	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	698	Jun (peak)
8	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	680	Aug (rising)
9	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	522	Jul (rising)
10	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	485	Apr (past peak)
11	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	481	Jul (rising)
12	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	467	Jul (rising)
13	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	466	Jun (peak)
14	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	466	Jul (rising)
15	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	452	Jun (peak)
16	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	425	Aug (rising)
17	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	418	Jul (rising)
18	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	415	Jun (peak)
19	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	389	Aug (rising)
20	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	374	Jul (rising)
21	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	331	Aug (rising)
22	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	322	Jul (rising)
23	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	243	Aug (rising)
24	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	235	Jul (rising)
25	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	227	Sep (rising)
26	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	226	Jun (peak)
27	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	222	Jun (peak)
28	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	219	Aug (rising)
29	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	217	Jun (peak)
30	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	206	Jul (rising)
31	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	163	Jul (rising)
32	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	160	Jul (rising)
33	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	143	Aug (rising)
34	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	134	Aug (rising)
35	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	125	Jul (rising)
36	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	98	Jun (peak)
37	Karner Blue	Plebejus samuelis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	90	Jul (rising)
38	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	89	Aug (rising)
39	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Aug (rising)
40	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	82	Jul (rising)
41	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	79	May (past peak)
42	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	79	Sep (rising)
43	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	75	Jun (peak)
44	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	73	Aug (rising)
45	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Jul (rising)
46	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jul (rising)
47	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jun (peak)
48	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	64	Jul (rising)
49	Hoary Edge	Cecropterus lyciades	Skippers	61	Jun (peak)
50	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	59	Jul (rising)