Butterflies Flying in South Dakota in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in South Dakota in June in our iNaturalist sample; 17 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in June

Red Admiral105 obs.

Monarch94 obs.

Melissa Blue80 obs.

Weidemeyer's Admiral74 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail54 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper53 obs.

Painted Lady50 obs.

Common Ringlet49 obs.

Variegated Fritillary38 obs.

Small White34 obs.

Common Checkered-Skipper26 obs.

Little Wood Satyr25 obs.

All butterflies flying in South Dakota in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	105	Sep (rising)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	94	Sep (rising)
3	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	80	Aug (rising)
4	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	74	Jun (peak)
5	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	54	Aug (rising)
6	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	53	Jun (peak)
7	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Sep (rising)
8	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Jun (peak)
9	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	38	Jul (rising)
10	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	34	Aug (rising)
11	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	26	Aug (rising)
12	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jun (peak)
13	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Aug (rising)
14	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	22	Jun (peak)
15	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	22	Jun (peak)
16	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Jul (rising)
17	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	21	Jun (peak)
18	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Jun (peak)
19	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Jun (peak)
20	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Aug (rising)
21	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Jun (peak)
22	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jul (rising)
23	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Jun (peak)
24	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Jun (peak)
25	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jul (rising)
26	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	15	Aug (rising)
27	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Jul (rising)
28	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	13	Jun (peak)
29	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	12	Jun (peak)
30	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	12	Jun (peak)
31	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	12	Aug (rising)
32	Western Tailed-blue	Everes amyntula	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Jun (peak)
33	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Aug (rising)
34	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	10	Aug (rising)
35	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	10	Aug (rising)
36	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Jul (rising)
37	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	9	Aug (rising)
38	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Aug (rising)
39	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (rising)
40	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	May (past peak)
41	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Aug (rising)
42	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Sep (rising)
43	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Jun (peak)
44	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	6	Aug (rising)
45	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (rising)
46	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Jul (rising)
47	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	5	Aug (rising)
48	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Aug (rising)
49	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	4	May (past peak)
50	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	4	Jul (rising)