Butterflies Flying in Texas in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Texas 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.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in June

Gulf Fritillary4,597 obs.

Black Swallowtail3,405 obs.

Gray Hairstreak3,385 obs.

Common Buckeye2,768 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail2,669 obs.

Queen2,558 obs.

Hackberry Emperor2,371 obs.

Bordered Patch2,247 obs.

Pearl Crescent2,033 obs.

Question Mark2,028 obs.

Fiery Skipper2,020 obs.

Variegated Fritillary1,755 obs.

All butterflies flying in Texas in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	4,597	Oct (rising)
2	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3,405	May (past peak)
3	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3,385	Apr (past peak)
4	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,768	Apr (past peak)
5	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2,669	Apr (past peak)
6	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,558	Oct (rising)
7	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,371	Apr (past peak)
8	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,247	Jul (rising)
9	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,033	May (past peak)
10	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2,028	Apr (past peak)
11	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	2,020	Oct (rising)
12	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,755	Apr (past peak)
13	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,599	Oct (rising)
14	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,441	Oct (rising)
15	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,440	Oct (rising)
16	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,345	May (past peak)
17	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	1,337	Oct (rising)
18	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1,325	Apr (past peak)
19	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,249	Oct (rising)
20	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,184	Apr (past peak)
21	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,122	Oct (rising)
22	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1,079	Apr (past peak)
23	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	961	May (past peak)
24	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	853	Oct (rising)
25	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	832	Apr (past peak)
26	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	804	Apr (past peak)
27	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	784	Oct (rising)
28	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	727	Apr (past peak)
29	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	655	Oct (rising)
30	Vesta Crescent	Phyciodes graphica	Brush-footed Butterflies	610	Apr (past peak)
31	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	592	Oct (rising)
32	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	565	Sep (rising)
33	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	498	May (past peak)
34	Lyside Sulphur	Kricogonia lyside	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	486	Apr (past peak)
35	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	482	Apr (past peak)
36	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	427	Jun (peak)
37	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	416	Mar (past peak)
38	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	415	Apr (past peak)
39	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	389	May (past peak)
40	Tropical Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius oileus	Skippers	372	Oct (rising)
41	Dusky-blue Groundstreak	Calycopis isobeon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	370	Oct (rising)
42	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	369	Oct (rising)
43	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	356	Apr (past peak)
44	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	344	Aug (rising)
45	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	328	Apr (past peak)
46	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	298	Oct (rising)
47	White-striped Longtail	Chioides albofasciatus	Skippers	296	Oct (rising)
48	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	289	Oct (rising)
49	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	289	Nov (rising)
50	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	284	Mar (past peak)