Butterflies Flying in North Dakota in June (59 Species)

59 butterflies were recorded flying in North Dakota in June in our iNaturalist sample; 18 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in June

Monarch116 obs.

Common Ringlet107 obs.

Variegated Fritillary25 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper24 obs.

Sagebrush Checkerspot23 obs.

Hobomok Skipper20 obs.

Juniper Hairstreak17 obs.

All butterflies flying in North Dakota in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Aug (rising)
2	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	107	Jun (peak)
3	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	103	Jun (peak)
4	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jun (peak)
5	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	38	Jun (peak)
6	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	38	Jul (rising)
7	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Aug (rising)
8	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jul (rising)
9	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	24	Jun (peak)
10	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Jun (peak)
11	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	20	Jun (peak)
12	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Jun (peak)
13	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jun (peak)
14	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Aug (rising)
15	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	14	Jul (rising)
16	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	13	Aug (rising)
17	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Aug (rising)
18	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Apr (past peak)
19	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jun (peak)
20	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jun (peak)
21	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	May (past peak)
22	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jun (peak)
23	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jun (peak)
24	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jun (peak)
25	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	7	Sep (rising)
26	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Aug (rising)
27	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Aug (rising)
28	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Aug (rising)
29	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (rising)
30	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	May (past peak)
31	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	4	Aug (rising)
32	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Aug (rising)
33	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jul (rising)
34	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (peak)
35	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jul (rising)
36	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Jun (peak)
37	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	3	Jul (rising)
38	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Aug (rising)
39	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
40	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
41	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	May (past peak)
42	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	2	Jul (rising)
43	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (rising)
44	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (rising)
45	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Aug (rising)
46	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jun (peak)
47	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (rising)
48	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Apr (past peak)
49	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (rising)
50	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	2	Jun (peak)