Butterflies Flying in Vermont in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Vermont 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.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in June

Hobomok Skipper1,079 obs.

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail841 obs.

Common Ringlet766 obs.

Little Wood Satyr673 obs.

Essex Skipper422 obs.

Long Dash404 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper348 obs.

Red-spotted Admiral345 obs.

Viceroy333 obs.

Silvery Blue291 obs.

Atlantis Fritillary256 obs.

Mourning Cloak254 obs.

All butterflies flying in Vermont in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	1,079	Jun (peak)
2	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis	Swallowtails and Parnassians	841	Jun (peak)
3	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	766	Jun (peak)
4	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	673	Jun (peak)
5	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	422	Jun (peak)
6	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	404	Jun (peak)
7	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	348	Jul (rising)
8	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	345	Jun (peak)
9	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	333	Aug (rising)
10	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	291	Jun (peak)
11	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	256	Jul (rising)
12	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	254	Apr (past peak)
13	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	250	Jul (rising)
14	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	209	Jun (peak)
15	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	200	Aug (rising)
16	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	188	Jul (rising)
17	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	180	Aug (rising)
18	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	173	Jun (peak)
19	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	171	Aug (rising)
20	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	168	Jul (rising)
21	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	160	Jul (rising)
22	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	159	Aug (rising)
23	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	159	Jun (peak)
24	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	144	Aug (rising)
25	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	140	Jul (rising)
26	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	99	Jun (peak)
27	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	86	Jul (rising)
28	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	85	Jun (peak)
29	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	81	Jul (rising)
30	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	Brush-footed Butterflies	68	Jul (rising)
31	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	63	Jul (rising)
32	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Jul (rising)
33	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	56	Aug (rising)
34	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	53	Jun (peak)
35	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	47	Sep (rising)
36	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Jul (rising)
37	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	46	May (past peak)
38	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Jun (peak)
39	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	45	May (past peak)
40	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Jul (rising)
41	Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	Skippers	36	May (past peak)
42	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	32	Jun (peak)
43	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	24	Jun (peak)
44	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Aug (rising)
45	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Sep (rising)
46	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jul (rising)
47	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	19	Jul (rising)
48	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jul (rising)
49	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	18	Jul (rising)
50	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	13	Jul (rising)