Butterflies Flying in Virginia in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Virginia in June in our iNaturalist sample; 9 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in June

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1,828 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary1,647 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper1,150 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail1,000 obs.

Small White931 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue925 obs.

Monarch687 obs.

American Lady637 obs.

Pearl Crescent592 obs.

Spicebush Swallowtail526 obs.

Zabulon Skipper468 obs.

Little Wood Satyr438 obs.

All butterflies flying in Virginia in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,828	Aug (rising)
2	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,647	Jun (peak)
3	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1,150	Aug (rising)
4	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,000	Jun (peak)
5	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	931	Jun (peak)
6	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	925	Sep (rising)
7	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	687	Aug (rising)
8	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	637	Jun (peak)
9	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	592	Sep (rising)
10	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	526	Aug (rising)
11	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	468	Aug (rising)
12	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	438	Jun (peak)
13	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	367	Jul (rising)
14	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	358	Sep (rising)
15	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	345	Aug (rising)
16	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	340	Jul (rising)
17	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	299	Aug (rising)
18	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	288	Sep (rising)
19	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	286	Aug (rising)
20	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	272	Aug (rising)
21	Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia	Brush-footed Butterflies	269	Sep (rising)
22	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	260	Jul (rising)
23	Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis horatius	Skippers	256	Jul (rising)
24	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	254	Jul (rising)
25	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	229	Aug (rising)
26	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	227	Jul (rising)
27	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	217	Aug (rising)
28	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	202	May (past peak)
29	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	196	Mar (past peak)
30	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	193	Aug (rising)
31	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	186	Jun (peak)
32	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	182	Jun (peak)
33	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	168	Aug (rising)
34	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	153	Aug (rising)
35	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	149	Aug (rising)
36	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	Skippers	133	Jun (peak)
37	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	112	Aug (rising)
38	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	100	Aug (rising)
39	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	95	Aug (rising)
40	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	89	Jul (rising)
41	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	73	Sep (rising)
42	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	72	Sep (rising)
43	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	60	Aug (rising)
44	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Jul (rising)
45	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	54	Jun (peak)
46	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Oct (rising)
47	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Sep (rising)
48	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Jul (rising)
49	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	48	May (past peak)
50	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	46	Oct (rising)