Butterflies Flying in Rhode Island in June (47 Species)

47 butterflies were recorded flying in Rhode Island 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.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in June

Zabulon Skipper66 obs.

Small White45 obs.

Monarch39 obs.

Little Wood Satyr39 obs.

Red Admiral32 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail31 obs.

Red-spotted Admiral30 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper29 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail28 obs.

Peck's Skipper28 obs.

American Lady23 obs.

Baltimore Checkerspot23 obs.

All butterflies flying in Rhode Island in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	66	Aug (rising)
2	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	45	Jul (rising)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Aug (rising)
4	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Jun (peak)
5	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Jul (rising)
6	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	31	Aug (rising)
7	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Jun (peak)
8	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	29	Jul (rising)
9	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	28	Aug (rising)
10	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	28	Aug (rising)
11	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Sep (rising)
12	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Jun (peak)
13	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	22	Aug (rising)
14	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Apr (past peak)
15	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Jun (peak)
16	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Sep (rising)
17	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jul (rising)
18	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jul (rising)
19	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jun (peak)
20	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	13	Jun (peak)
21	Southern Cloudywing	Cecropterus bathyllus	Skippers	12	Jun (peak)
22	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Jul (rising)
23	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Sep (rising)
24	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	10	Jun (peak)
25	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Aug (rising)
26	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (rising)
27	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	7	Jun (peak)
28	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (rising)
29	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	6	Aug (rising)
30	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Aug (rising)
31	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jun (peak)
32	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	6	Jun (peak)
33	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (rising)
34	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Sep (rising)
35	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jul (rising)
36	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Aug (rising)
37	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	3	Jul (rising)
38	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Oct (rising)
39	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Jul (rising)
40	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Apr (past peak)
41	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	2	Jul (rising)
42	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jun (peak)
43	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	1	May (past peak)
44	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	1	Jun (peak)
45	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)
46	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	1	Sep (rising)
47	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)