Butterflies Flying in Ohio in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Ohio 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.

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Top butterflies in June

Great Spangled Fritillary1,328 obs.

Red Admiral1,213 obs.

Little Wood Satyr1,151 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper1,032 obs.

Monarch1,017 obs.

Small White883 obs.

Hackberry Emperor820 obs.

Black Swallowtail638 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail615 obs.

Zabulon Skipper545 obs.

Question Mark536 obs.

Banded Hairstreak526 obs.

All butterflies flying in Ohio in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,328	Jun (peak)
2	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,213	Jul (rising)
3	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,151	Jun (peak)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1,032	Aug (rising)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,017	Aug (rising)
6	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	883	Sep (rising)
7	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	820	Aug (rising)
8	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	638	Aug (rising)
9	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	615	Aug (rising)
10	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	545	Aug (rising)
11	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	536	Jul (rising)
12	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	526	Jun (peak)
13	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	517	Aug (rising)
14	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	505	Aug (rising)
15	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	466	Jul (rising)
16	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	457	Aug (rising)
17	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	448	Aug (rising)
18	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	419	Aug (rising)
19	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	409	Jul (rising)
20	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	373	Jun (peak)
21	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	365	Jul (rising)
22	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	338	Jul (rising)
23	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	321	Aug (rising)
24	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	302	May (past peak)
25	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	286	Jul (rising)
26	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	284	Sep (rising)
27	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	275	Jul (rising)
28	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	217	Sep (rising)
29	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	213	Jul (rising)
30	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	212	Apr (past peak)
31	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	208	Jun (peak)
32	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	174	May (past peak)
33	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	170	Sep (rising)
34	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	134	Jul (rising)
35	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	132	Sep (rising)
36	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Jul (rising)
37	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	110	Jun (peak)
38	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	108	Jun (peak)
39	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	97	Aug (rising)
40	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	96	Aug (rising)
41	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	96	Jul (rising)
42	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	94	Jun (peak)
43	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	94	Jun (peak)
44	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	84	Jul (rising)
45	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	81	Sep (rising)
46	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	79	Jul (rising)
47	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Sep (rising)
48	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	64	Sep (rising)
49	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	64	Jul (rising)
50	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	64	Jul (rising)