Butterflies Flying in North Carolina in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in North Carolina in June in our iNaturalist sample; 9 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in June

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,647 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper1,169 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary1,165 obs.

American Lady785 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail748 obs.

Pearl Crescent702 obs.

Common Buckeye634 obs.

Monarch608 obs.

Small White535 obs.

Horace's Duskywing530 obs.

Variegated Fritillary467 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue460 obs.

All butterflies flying in North Carolina in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,647	Aug (rising)
2	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1,169	Aug (rising)
3	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,165	Jun (peak)
4	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	785	Jun (peak)
5	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	748	Jul (rising)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	702	Apr (past peak)
7	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	634	Sep (rising)
8	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	608	Sep (rising)
9	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	535	Jun (peak)
10	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	530	Jul (rising)
11	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	467	Sep (rising)
12	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	460	Apr (past peak)
13	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	379	Jul (rising)
14	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	372	Aug (rising)
15	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	304	Jul (rising)
16	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	248	Jul (rising)
17	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	231	Jul (rising)
18	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	225	Jun (peak)
19	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	219	Aug (rising)
20	Palamedes Swallowtail	Papilio palamedes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	215	Aug (rising)
21	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	190	Aug (rising)
22	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	174	Jun (peak)
23	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	164	Jun (peak)
24	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	152	Aug (rising)
25	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	141	Aug (rising)
26	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	137	May (past peak)
27	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	133	Sep (rising)
28	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	129	Jul (rising)
29	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	119	May (past peak)
30	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	114	Jun (peak)
31	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	111	Sep (rising)
32	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	111	Jul (rising)
33	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	109	Aug (rising)
34	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	103	Aug (rising)
35	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	102	Jun (peak)
36	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	100	Jul (rising)
37	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	89	Jul (rising)
38	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	86	Aug (rising)
39	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	84	Sep (rising)
40	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	83	Mar (past peak)
41	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	83	Aug (rising)
42	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	79	Aug (rising)
43	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	May (past peak)
44	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	Jun (peak)
45	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	72	May (past peak)
46	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	66	Aug (rising)
47	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	59	Aug (rising)
48	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	58	Apr (past peak)
49	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	48	Aug (rising)
50	Zarucco Duskywing	Erynnis zarucco	Skippers	48	Aug (rising)