Butterflies Flying in Oregon in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Oregon in June in our iNaturalist sample; 13 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

Top butterflies in June

Western Tiger Swallowtail1,172 obs.

Lorquin's Admiral1,015 obs.

California Tortoiseshell763 obs.

Snowberry Checkerspot607 obs.

Pale Swallowtail606 obs.

Clodius Parnassian452 obs.

Pacific Fritillary434 obs.

Small White408 obs.

Painted Lady367 obs.

Boisduval's Blue360 obs.

Juniper Hairstreak356 obs.

Northern Checkerspot332 obs.

All butterflies flying in Oregon in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,172	Jul (rising)
2	Lorquin's Admiral	Limenitis lorquini	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,015	Jun (peak)
3	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	763	Jul (rising)
4	Snowberry Checkerspot	Euphydryas colon	Brush-footed Butterflies	607	Jul (rising)
5	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	606	Jun (peak)
6	Clodius Parnassian	Parnassius clodius	Swallowtails and Parnassians	452	Jul (rising)
7	Pacific Fritillary	Boloria epithore	Brush-footed Butterflies	434	Jun (peak)
8	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	408	Jul (rising)
9	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	367	Jul (rising)
10	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	360	Jul (rising)
11	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	356	Jun (peak)
12	Northern Checkerspot	Chlosyne palla	Brush-footed Butterflies	332	Jun (peak)
13	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	289	May (past peak)
14	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	271	Apr (past peak)
15	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	263	Jul (rising)
16	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	257	Jun (peak)
17	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	221	May (past peak)
18	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	212	Jul (rising)
19	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	209	Jun (peak)
20	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	194	Jul (rising)
21	California Sister	Adelpha californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	184	Sep (rising)
22	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	161	Jun (peak)
23	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	156	May (past peak)
24	Edith's Checkerspot	Euphydryas editha	Brush-footed Butterflies	142	Jul (rising)
25	Propertius Duskywing	Erynnis propertius	Skippers	137	May (past peak)
26	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	132	Jul (rising)
27	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	130	Jul (rising)
28	Western Tailed-blue	Everes amyntula	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	125	Jun (peak)
29	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	122	Jul (rising)
30	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	118	Jul (rising)
31	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	112	Apr (past peak)
32	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	110	Jul (rising)
33	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	110	Jun (peak)
34	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	109	May (past peak)
35	Juba Skipper	Hesperia juba	Skippers	100	May (past peak)
36	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	91	Jul (rising)
37	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	83	Jul (rising)
38	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	83	Jun (peak)
39	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	80	Jun (peak)
40	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	79	Jul (rising)
41	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	76	May (past peak)
42	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	76	Jul (rising)
43	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	75	Aug (rising)
44	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	72	Jul (rising)
45	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	Jul (rising)
46	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	68	Jul (rising)
47	Variable Checkerspot	Euphydryas chalcedona	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jun (peak)
48	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	May (past peak)
49	Blue Copper	Tharsalea heteronea	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	53	Jul (rising)
50	Hydaspe Fritillary	Argynnis hydaspe	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Jul (rising)