60 butterflies were recorded flying in South Carolina in June in our iNaturalist sample; 1 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top butterflies in June
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Pearl Crescent
Common Buckeye
Horace's Duskywing
American Lady
Fiery Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Palamedes Swallowtail
Gray Hairstreak
Variegated Fritillary
Carolina Satyr
Monarch
All butterflies flying in South Carolina in June
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 256 | Aug (rising) |
| 2 | Pearl Crescent | Phyciodes tharos | Brush-footed Butterflies | 220 | Apr (past peak) |
| 3 | Common Buckeye | Junonia coenia | Brush-footed Butterflies | 202 | Sep (rising) |
| 4 | Horace's Duskywing | Erynnis horatius | Skippers | 179 | Aug (rising) |
| 5 | American Lady | Vanessa virginiensis | Brush-footed Butterflies | 173 | May (past peak) |
| 6 | Fiery Skipper | Hylephila phyleus | Skippers | 164 | Jul (rising) |
| 7 | Silver-spotted Skipper | Epargyreus clarus | Skippers | 143 | Aug (rising) |
| 8 | Palamedes Swallowtail | Papilio palamedes | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 129 | Apr (past peak) |
| 9 | Gray Hairstreak | Strymon melinus | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 102 | Sep (rising) |
| 10 | Variegated Fritillary | Euptoieta claudia | Brush-footed Butterflies | 98 | Sep (rising) |
| 11 | Carolina Satyr | Hermeuptychia sosybius | Brush-footed Butterflies | 90 | Apr (past peak) |
| 12 | Monarch | Danaus plexippus | Brush-footed Butterflies | 86 | Oct (rising) |
| 13 | Spicebush Swallowtail | Papilio troilus | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 81 | Jul (rising) |
| 14 | Pipevine Swallowtail | Battus philenor | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 79 | May (past peak) |
| 15 | Gulf Fritillary | Dione vanillae | Brush-footed Butterflies | 74 | Sep (rising) |
| 16 | Summer Azure | Celastrina neglecta | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 74 | May (past peak) |
| 17 | Red-banded Hairstreak | Calycopis cecrops | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 72 | Aug (rising) |
| 18 | Eastern Tailed-Blue | Everes comyntas | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 60 | Apr (past peak) |
| 19 | American Snout | Libytheana carinenta | Brush-footed Butterflies | 51 | Apr (past peak) |
| 20 | Hackberry Emperor | Asterocampa celtis | Brush-footed Butterflies | 51 | Jul (rising) |
| 21 | Zebra Swallowtail | Eurytides marcellus | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 49 | Mar (past peak) |
| 22 | Whirlabout | Hedone vibex | Skippers | 49 | Sep (rising) |
| 23 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | Heraclides cresphontes | Swallowtails and Parnassians | 48 | Aug (rising) |
| 24 | Clouded Skipper | Lerema accius | Skippers | 48 | Sep (rising) |
| 25 | Sleepy Orange | Eurema nicippe | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 45 | Sep (rising) |
| 26 | Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta | Brush-footed Butterflies | 43 | May (past peak) |
| 27 | Small White | Pieris rapae | Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs | 39 | May (past peak) |
| 28 | Southern Cloudywing | Cecropterus bathyllus | Skippers | 34 | Jul (rising) |
| 29 | Zabulon Skipper | Lon zabulon | Skippers | 32 | Apr (past peak) |
| 30 | Question Mark | Polygonia interrogationis | Brush-footed Butterflies | 28 | May (past peak) |
| 31 | Southern Pearly-eye | Lethe portlandia | Brush-footed Butterflies | 28 | Sep (rising) |
| 32 | Great Spangled Fritillary | Argynnis cybele | Brush-footed Butterflies | 25 | Sep (rising) |
| 33 | Viceroy | Limenitis archippus | Brush-footed Butterflies | 24 | Sep (rising) |
| 34 | Least Skipper | Ancyloxypha numitor | Skippers | 21 | Aug (rising) |
| 35 | Appalachian Brown | Lethe appalachia | Brush-footed Butterflies | 17 | Sep (rising) |
| 36 | Tawny Emperor | Asterocampa clyton | Brush-footed Butterflies | 15 | Jul (rising) |
| 37 | Juniper Hairstreak | Callophrys gryneus | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 15 | Apr (past peak) |
| 38 | Eastern Gemmed-Satyr | Cyllopsis gemma | Brush-footed Butterflies | 15 | Sep (rising) |
| 39 | Little Metalmark | Calephelis virginiensis | Metalmark Butterflies | 15 | Aug (rising) |
| 40 | Zarucco Duskywing | Erynnis zarucco | Skippers | 15 | Aug (rising) |
| 41 | Dun Skipper | Euphyes vestris | Skippers | 14 | Sep (rising) |
| 42 | Little Wood Satyr | Megisto cymela | Brush-footed Butterflies | 14 | Apr (past peak) |
| 43 | White M Hairstreak | Parrhasius m-album | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 12 | Jun (peak) |
| 44 | Common Wood-Nymph | Cercyonis pegala | Brush-footed Butterflies | 11 | Jul (rising) |
| 45 | Phaon Crescent | Phyciodes phaon | Brush-footed Butterflies | 11 | Aug (rising) |
| 46 | Salt Marsh Skipper | Panoquina panoquin | Skippers | 11 | Sep (rising) |
| 47 | Great Purple Hairstreak | Atlides halesus | Gossamer-winged Butterflies | 10 | Sep (rising) |
| 48 | Silvery Checkerspot | Chlosyne nycteis | Brush-footed Butterflies | 10 | Aug (rising) |
| 49 | Twin-spot Skipper | Oligoria maculata | Skippers | 10 | May (past peak) |
| 50 | Huron Skipper | Atalopedes huron | Skippers | 10 | Jul (rising) |