Butterflies Flying in West Virginia in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in West Virginia 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.

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Top butterflies in June

Great Spangled Fritillary321 obs.

Silver-spotted Skipper194 obs.

Zebra Swallowtail165 obs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail164 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail160 obs.

Little Wood Satyr149 obs.

Hobomok Skipper114 obs.

Eastern Tailed-Blue100 obs.

Long Dash99 obs.

Small White95 obs.

Essex Skipper88 obs.

Atlantis Fritillary88 obs.

All butterflies flying in West Virginia in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	321	Jun (peak)
2	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	194	Jul (rising)
3	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	165	Jun (peak)
4	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	164	Aug (rising)
5	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	160	Jul (rising)
6	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	Brush-footed Butterflies	149	Jun (peak)
7	Hobomok Skipper	Lon hobomok	Skippers	114	Jun (peak)
8	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	100	Jul (rising)
9	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	Skippers	99	Jun (peak)
10	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	95	Jun (peak)
11	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	88	Jun (peak)
12	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	Brush-footed Butterflies	88	Jun (peak)
13	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	Aug (rising)
14	Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius	Skippers	74	Aug (rising)
15	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	69	Aug (rising)
16	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	Aug (rising)
17	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	63	Aug (rising)
18	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Jun (peak)
19	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	60	Jun (peak)
20	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Jul (rising)
21	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Aug (rising)
22	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Jun (peak)
23	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Sep (rising)
24	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Jun (peak)
25	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Aug (rising)
26	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	Skippers	44	Jun (peak)
27	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Sep (rising)
28	Red-spotted Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Aug (rising)
29	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	Skippers	36	Aug (rising)
30	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	May (past peak)
31	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Jun (peak)
32	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Jul (rising)
33	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	28	Jun (peak)
34	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Sep (rising)
35	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	25	May (past peak)
36	American Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jun (peak)
37	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	22	Jun (peak)
38	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	19	Aug (rising)
39	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Sep (rising)
40	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Jul (rising)
41	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae	Skippers	13	Aug (rising)
42	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	12	Jul (rising)
43	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jul (rising)
44	Zabulon Skipper	Lon zabulon	Skippers	12	Aug (rising)
45	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Jul (rising)
46	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Jul (rising)
47	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	10	Sep (rising)
48	Diana Fritillary	Argynnis diana	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jul (rising)
49	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Aug (rising)
50	Carolina Satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	May (past peak)