Butterflies Flying in Nevada in April (57 Species)

57 butterflies were recorded flying in Nevada in April in our iNaturalist sample; 10 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

Top butterflies in April

Painted Lady231 obs.

Checkered White95 obs.

Sagebrush Checkerspot85 obs.

Mourning Cloak74 obs.

Marine Blue69 obs.

Western Pygmy-Blue67 obs.

Small White40 obs.

Queen25 obs.

West Coast Lady24 obs.

Gray Hairstreak22 obs.

California Patch22 obs.

Reakirt's Blue20 obs.

All butterflies flying in Nevada in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	231	Apr (peak)
2	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	95	Apr (peak)
3	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Apr (peak)
4	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	74	Apr (peak)
5	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	69	May (rising)
6	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	67	Oct (rising)
7	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	40	Jun (rising)
8	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Jun (rising)
9	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Oct (rising)
10	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	22	Jul (rising)
11	California Patch	Chlosyne californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Sep (rising)
12	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	May (rising)
13	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Jun (rising)
14	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Jun (rising)
15	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	19	Jul (rising)
16	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Apr (peak)
17	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Sep (rising)
18	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Sep (rising)
19	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jul (rising)
20	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	May (rising)
21	Edith's Checkerspot	Euphydryas editha	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jun (rising)
22	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Oct (rising)
23	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Jul (rising)
24	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	11	Jul (rising)
25	Juba Skipper	Hesperia juba	Skippers	10	May (rising)
26	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	May (rising)
27	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jul (rising)
28	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Sep (rising)
29	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Oct (rising)
30	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	8	Jun (rising)
31	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Jul (rising)
32	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jun (rising)
33	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Jun (rising)
34	Variable Checkerspot	Euphydryas chalcedona	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	May (rising)
35	Bernardino Blue	Euphilotes bernardino	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Apr (peak)
36	Northern White-Skipper	Heliopetes ericetorum	Skippers	6	May (rising)
37	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Jun (rising)
38	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Jun (rising)
39	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	6	Apr (peak)
40	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	5	Apr (peak)
41	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	4	Sep (rising)
42	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Sep (rising)
43	Sara Orangetip	Anthocharis sara	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Apr (peak)
44	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	4	Jul (rising)
45	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Jun (rising)
46	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Oct (rising)
47	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Apr (peak)
48	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	2	Mar (past peak)
49	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (rising)
50	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Sep (rising)