Butterflies Flying in Utah in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Utah in June in our iNaturalist sample; 21 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in June

Western Tiger Swallowtail427 obs.

Weidemeyer's Admiral380 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail368 obs.

Small White341 obs.

Monarch184 obs.

Painted Lady171 obs.

Checkered White140 obs.

Mourning Cloak136 obs.

Boisduval's Blue135 obs.

Sandhill Skipper100 obs.

Western Tailed-blue90 obs.

Melissa Blue89 obs.

All butterflies flying in Utah in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	427	Jun (peak)
2	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	380	Jul (rising)
3	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	368	Jun (peak)
4	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	341	Jun (peak)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	184	Aug (rising)
6	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	171	Apr (past peak)
7	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	140	Jun (peak)
8	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	136	Apr (past peak)
9	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	135	Jun (peak)
10	Sandhill Skipper	Polites sabuleti	Skippers	100	Aug (rising)
11	Western Tailed-blue	Everes amyntula	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	90	Jun (peak)
12	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	89	Jun (peak)
13	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	88	Jul (rising)
14	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	88	May (past peak)
15	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	May (past peak)
16	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	81	Jul (rising)
17	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Jun (peak)
18	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	70	Jun (peak)
19	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	69	Jun (peak)
20	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	68	Jul (rising)
21	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	66	Jun (peak)
22	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jun (peak)
23	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	59	Jun (peak)
24	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	55	Jun (peak)
25	Clodius Parnassian	Parnassius clodius	Swallowtails and Parnassians	53	Jul (rising)
26	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	48	Jul (rising)
27	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Sep (rising)
28	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	45	Jun (peak)
29	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	42	May (past peak)
30	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Jun (peak)
31	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	May (past peak)
32	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	37	May (past peak)
33	Northern Checkerspot	Chlosyne palla	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Jun (peak)
34	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	Oct (rising)
35	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Sep (rising)
36	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	Jul (rising)
37	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	Jul (rising)
38	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	May (past peak)
39	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	May (past peak)
40	Rocky Mountain Parnassian	Parnassius smintheus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	29	Jul (rising)
41	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	27	May (past peak)
42	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jun (peak)
43	Taxiles Skipper	Lon taxiles	Skippers	25	Jul (rising)
44	Juba Skipper	Hesperia juba	Skippers	21	May (past peak)
45	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Jul (rising)
46	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Jul (rising)
47	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Jun (peak)
48	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	16	Jun (peak)
49	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Oct (rising)
50	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	16	Jun (peak)