Butterflies Flying in Wyoming in June (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Wyoming in June in our iNaturalist sample; 14 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

Boisduval's Blue167 obs.

Common Ringlet156 obs.

Rocky Mountain Parnassian146 obs.

Silvery Blue142 obs.

Western Tiger Swallowtail139 obs.

Greenish Blue110 obs.

Milbert's Tortoiseshell102 obs.

Western Pine Elfin102 obs.

Painted Lady98 obs.

Anise Swallowtail91 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail81 obs.

Callippe Fritillary78 obs.

All butterflies flying in Wyoming in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	167	Jul (rising)
2	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	156	Jun (peak)
3	Rocky Mountain Parnassian	Parnassius smintheus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	146	Jul (rising)
4	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	142	Jun (peak)
5	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	139	Jun (peak)
6	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	110	Jun (peak)
7	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	102	Jul (rising)
8	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	102	Jun (peak)
9	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	98	Jul (rising)
10	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	91	Jul (rising)
11	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	81	Jul (rising)
12	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	Jul (rising)
13	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Jul (rising)
14	Clodius Parnassian	Parnassius clodius	Swallowtails and Parnassians	70	Jul (rising)
15	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	62	Jun (peak)
16	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	61	Jul (rising)
17	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Aug (rising)
18	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Jul (rising)
19	Mormon Fritillary	Argynnis mormonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Jul (rising)
20	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	45	Jun (peak)
21	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Aug (rising)
22	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Jun (peak)
23	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Aug (rising)
24	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	36	Jun (peak)
25	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	Jul (rising)
26	Edith's Checkerspot	Euphydryas editha	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Jul (rising)
27	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Jun (peak)
28	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Jul (rising)
29	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	18	Jul (rising)
30	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	May (past peak)
31	Northern Checkerspot	Chlosyne palla	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jul (rising)
32	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jul (rising)
33	Western Tailed-blue	Everes amyntula	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	15	Jul (rising)
34	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	14	Aug (rising)
35	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Jul (rising)
36	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jul (rising)
37	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	12	Jun (peak)
38	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Jul (rising)
39	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	Skippers	8	Jun (peak)
40	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	May (past peak)
41	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Sep (rising)
42	Juba Skipper	Hesperia juba	Skippers	8	Jun (peak)
43	Blue Copper	Tharsalea heteronea	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Jul (rising)
44	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	Jul (rising)
45	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Jul (rising)
46	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Aug (rising)
47	Coronis Fritillary	Argynnis coronis	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (rising)
48	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (rising)
49	Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Jun (peak)
50	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	4	Jul (rising)