Butterflies Flying in Tennessee in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Tennessee in June in our iNaturalist sample; 6 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 Fritillary747 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail721 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail678 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper430 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue384 obs.

Pearl Crescent360 obs.

Hackberry Emperor346 obs.

Diana Fritillary342 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail323 obs.

Monarch288 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail280 obs.

Small White245 obs.

All butterflies flying in Tennessee in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	747	May (past peak)
2	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	721	Jul (rising)
3	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	678	Aug (rising)
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	430	Jul (rising)
5	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	384	Sep (rising)
6	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	360	Sep (rising)
7	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	346	Aug (rising)
8	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	342	Jun (peak)
9	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	323	Apr (past peak)
10	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	288	Sep (rising)
11	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	280	Jul (rising)
12	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	245	Jun (peak)
13	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	243	Jul (rising)
14	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	235	Aug (rising)
15	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	199	Aug (rising)
16	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	187	Jul (rising)
17	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	184	Sep (rising)
18	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	182	Aug (rising)
19	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	169	Jun (peak)
20	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	158	Jun (peak)
21	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	146	Apr (past peak)
22	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Sep (rising)
23	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	111	May (past peak)
24	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	96	Aug (rising)
25	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	90	Sep (rising)
26	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	84	Oct (rising)
27	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	84	Aug (rising)
28	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	74	Aug (rising)
29	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	69	Mar (past peak)
30	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	67	Jul (rising)
31	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	64	Jul (rising)
32	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	64	Aug (rising)
33	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	56	Aug (rising)
34	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Jul (rising)
35	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Aug (rising)
36	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	52	Jun (peak)
37	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	51	Aug (rising)
38	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Sep (rising)
39	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Jul (rising)
40	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	39	Aug (rising)
41	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	36	Aug (rising)
42	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	36	Apr (past peak)
43	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Sep (rising)
44	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	32	Jun (peak)
45	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	Skippers	31	Aug (rising)
46	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Mar (past peak)
47	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	30	Sep (rising)
48	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	28	Aug (rising)
49	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	27	Jul (rising)
50	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	26	Aug (rising)