Butterflies Flying in Pennsylvania in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Pennsylvania 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.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top butterflies in June

Great Spangled Fritillary1,298 obs.

Small White1,087 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper907 obs.

Little Wood Satyr770 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail721 obs.

Red Admiral707 obs.

Monarch606 obs.

Black Swallowtail528 obs.

Summer Azure459 obs.

Zabulon Skipper423 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail422 obs.

Little Glassywing380 obs.

All butterflies flying in Pennsylvania in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,298	Jul (rising)
2	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,087	Jul (rising)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	907	Aug (rising)
4	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	770	Jun (peak)
5	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	721	Jul (rising)
6	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	707	Jul (rising)
7	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	606	Aug (rising)
8	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	528	Aug (rising)
9	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	459	Jul (rising)
10	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	423	Aug (rising)
11	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	422	Aug (rising)
12	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	380	Jun (peak)
13	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	330	Aug (rising)
14	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	328	Aug (rising)
15	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	305	Aug (rising)
16	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	298	Jun (peak)
17	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	289	Aug (rising)
18	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	265	Aug (rising)
19	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	254	Jun (peak)
20	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	249	Apr (past peak)
21	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	230	Aug (rising)
22	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	228	Aug (rising)
23	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	217	Jul (rising)
24	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	196	Aug (rising)
25	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	195	Aug (rising)
26	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	194	Jul (rising)
27	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	192	Aug (rising)
28	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	188	Jun (peak)
29	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	163	Jun (peak)
30	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	140	Jul (rising)
31	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	129	Jul (rising)
32	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	121	Jun (peak)
33	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	81	Sep (rising)
34	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	76	Aug (rising)
35	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	69	Jun (peak)
36	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	67	Jul (rising)
37	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Aug (rising)
38	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	64	Jul (rising)
39	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	Skippers	61	Jul (rising)
40	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	58	Jul (rising)
41	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	58	Aug (rising)
42	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Jul (rising)
43	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	54	Aug (rising)
44	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	49	Aug (rising)
45	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	49	Jul (rising)
46	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Jul (rising)
47	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Jul (rising)
48	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Jul (rising)
49	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Jul (rising)
50	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	41	Jun (peak)