Butterflies Flying in Oklahoma in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Oklahoma in June in our iNaturalist sample; 14 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in June

Huron Skipper436 obs.

Common Buckeye402 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue368 obs.

Hackberry Emperor361 obs.

Variegated Fritillary330 obs.

Pearl Crescent312 obs.

Gray Hairstreak309 obs.

American Lady275 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail252 obs.

Black Swallowtail232 obs.

Question Mark221 obs.

Monarch214 obs.

All butterflies flying in Oklahoma in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	436	Aug (rising)
2	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	402	Jun (peak)
3	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	368	Apr (past peak)
4	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	361	Sep (rising)
5	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	330	May (past peak)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	312	Apr (past peak)
7	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	309	Sep (rising)
8	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	275	Apr (past peak)
9	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	252	Aug (rising)
10	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	232	Aug (rising)
11	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	221	Sep (rising)
12	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	214	Sep (rising)
13	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	197	Sep (rising)
14	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	172	Jun (peak)
15	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	161	Apr (past peak)
16	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	144	Jun (peak)
17	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	141	Jun (peak)
18	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	139	Sep (rising)
19	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	137	Oct (rising)
20	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	133	Jun (peak)
21	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	124	Sep (rising)
22	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	122	Jun (peak)
23	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	May (past peak)
24	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	112	Sep (rising)
25	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	111	Sep (rising)
26	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	108	May (past peak)
27	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	106	Oct (rising)
28	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	102	Jul (rising)
29	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	88	Jun (peak)
30	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	82	Oct (rising)
31	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	82	Jun (peak)
32	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	79	Jun (peak)
33	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	79	Apr (past peak)
34	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	Sep (rising)
35	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	78	May (past peak)
36	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	65	Jun (peak)
37	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	64	Aug (rising)
38	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Sep (rising)
39	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	49	Sep (rising)
40	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Sep (rising)
41	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Oct (rising)
42	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	45	Jun (peak)
43	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	40	Sep (rising)
44	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	39	Apr (past peak)
45	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Oct (rising)
46	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	Jun (peak)
47	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Apr (past peak)
48	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	31	Jun (peak)
49	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	30	Aug (rising)
50	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	27	Jun (peak)