Butterflies Flying in Idaho in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Idaho in July in our iNaturalist sample; 24 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 July

California Tortoiseshell375 obs.

Lorquin's Admiral341 obs.

Western Tiger Swallowtail316 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph308 obs.

Small White195 obs.

Weidemeyer's Admiral190 obs.

Painted Lady164 obs.

Northern Checkerspot158 obs.

Pale Swallowtail158 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary156 obs.

Woodland Skipper146 obs.

Field Crescent140 obs.

All butterflies flying in Idaho in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	375	Jul (peak)
2	Lorquin's Admiral	Limenitis lorquini	Brush-footed Butterflies	341	Jul (peak)
3	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	316	Jun (past peak)
4	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	308	Jul (peak)
5	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	195	Jul (peak)
6	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	190	Jul (peak)
7	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	164	Jul (peak)
8	Northern Checkerspot	Chlosyne palla	Brush-footed Butterflies	158	Jul (peak)
9	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	158	Jun (past peak)
10	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	156	Jul (peak)
11	Woodland Skipper	Ochlodes sylvanoides	Skippers	146	Aug (rising)
12	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	140	Jul (peak)
13	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	122	Jun (past peak)
14	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	122	Jun (past peak)
15	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Jul (peak)
16	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	111	Sep (rising)
17	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	108	Jul (peak)
18	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	107	Jul (peak)
19	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	106	Aug (rising)
20	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	102	Jul (peak)
21	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	90	Sep (rising)
22	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	89	Jun (past peak)
23	Blue Copper	Tharsalea heteronea	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	85	Jul (peak)
24	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	76	Jul (peak)
25	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	75	Apr (past peak)
26	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	74	Sep (rising)
27	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Jul (peak)
28	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	72	Jul (peak)
29	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Apr (past peak)
30	Hydaspe Fritillary	Argynnis hydaspe	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Jul (peak)
31	Snowberry Checkerspot	Euphydryas colon	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Jun (past peak)
32	Clodius Parnassian	Parnassius clodius	Swallowtails and Parnassians	57	Jun (past peak)
33	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Jun (past peak)
34	Mormon Fritillary	Argynnis mormonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	49	Aug (rising)
35	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Aug (rising)
36	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	46	Jun (past peak)
37	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	44	Jul (peak)
38	Rocky Mountain Parnassian	Parnassius smintheus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	41	Jul (peak)
39	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Jul (peak)
40	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	40	Jun (past peak)
41	American Branded Skipper	Hesperia colorado	Skippers	37	Aug (rising)
42	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Jul (peak)
43	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Jun (past peak)
44	Pine White	Neophasia menapia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	28	Aug (rising)
45	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	27	Sep (rising)
46	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	27	Jun (past peak)
47	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	26	Aug (rising)
48	Coronis Fritillary	Argynnis coronis	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Jul (peak)
49	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	23	Sep (rising)
50	Edith's Checkerspot	Euphydryas editha	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Jul (peak)