Butterflies Flying in Washington in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Washington in June in our iNaturalist sample; 11 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

Top butterflies in June

Western Tiger Swallowtail1,431 obs.

Lorquin's Admiral1,139 obs.

Pale Swallowtail698 obs.

Small White381 obs.

Clodius Parnassian342 obs.

Boisduval's Blue280 obs.

Snowberry Checkerspot271 obs.

Painted Lady252 obs.

California Tortoiseshell224 obs.

Echo Azure210 obs.

Pacific Fritillary203 obs.

Red Admiral185 obs.

All butterflies flying in Washington in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,431	Jun (peak)
2	Lorquin's Admiral	Limenitis lorquini	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,139	Jun (peak)
3	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	698	Jun (peak)
4	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	381	Jul (rising)
5	Clodius Parnassian	Parnassius clodius	Swallowtails and Parnassians	342	Jul (rising)
6	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	280	May (past peak)
7	Snowberry Checkerspot	Euphydryas colon	Brush-footed Butterflies	271	Jul (rising)
8	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	252	May (past peak)
9	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	224	Jul (rising)
10	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	210	Apr (past peak)
11	Pacific Fritillary	Boloria epithore	Brush-footed Butterflies	203	Jul (rising)
12	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	185	Jul (rising)
13	Edith's Checkerspot	Euphydryas editha	Brush-footed Butterflies	171	Jul (rising)
14	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	171	May (past peak)
15	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	166	Jul (rising)
16	Coronis Fritillary	Argynnis coronis	Brush-footed Butterflies	165	Jul (rising)
17	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	146	Apr (past peak)
18	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Apr (past peak)
19	Blue Copper	Tharsalea heteronea	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	124	Jun (peak)
20	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	119	Sep (rising)
21	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	113	Jul (rising)
22	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	112	Aug (rising)
23	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	108	May (past peak)
24	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	106	Jul (rising)
25	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	106	Jun (peak)
26	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	91	Jul (rising)
27	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	79	Jul (rising)
28	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	72	Jul (rising)
29	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	70	May (past peak)
30	Juba Skipper	Hesperia juba	Skippers	70	May (past peak)
31	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	Aug (rising)
32	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	57	Jun (peak)
33	Propertius Duskywing	Erynnis propertius	Skippers	55	May (past peak)
34	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	55	Jun (peak)
35	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	55	Aug (rising)
36	Northern Checkerspot	Chlosyne palla	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Jun (peak)
37	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	54	Jun (peak)
38	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Jul (rising)
39	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Jun (peak)
40	Western Tailed-blue	Everes amyntula	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	47	May (past peak)
41	American Branded Skipper	Hesperia colorado	Skippers	47	Aug (rising)
42	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	May (past peak)
43	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Jul (rising)
44	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	39	Jun (peak)
45	Rocky Mountain Parnassian	Parnassius smintheus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	34	Aug (rising)
46	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	Jul (rising)
47	Hydaspe Fritillary	Argynnis hydaspe	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Aug (rising)
48	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	May (past peak)
49	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	28	May (past peak)
50	Northern White-Skipper	Heliopetes ericetorum	Skippers	28	Sep (rising)