Butterflies Flying in Nevada in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Nevada in August in our iNaturalist sample; 5 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 August

Monarch219 obs.

Painted Lady77 obs.

California Tortoiseshell65 obs.

Western Pygmy-Blue62 obs.

Woodland Skipper51 obs.

Gray Hairstreak49 obs.

Weidemeyer's Admiral42 obs.

Queen36 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail36 obs.

Lorquin's Admiral35 obs.

Orange Sulphur33 obs.

Arizona Sister32 obs.

All butterflies flying in Nevada in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	219	Sep (rising)
2	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	77	Apr (past peak)
3	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	Jul (past peak)
4	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	62	Oct (rising)
5	Woodland Skipper	Ochlodes sylvanoides	Skippers	51	Aug (peak)
6	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	49	Jul (past peak)
7	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Jul (past peak)
8	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Jun (past peak)
9	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	36	Jul (past peak)
10	Lorquin's Admiral	Limenitis lorquini	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Jun (past peak)
11	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	Jul (past peak)
12	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Sep (rising)
13	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	32	Jun (past peak)
14	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	31	Jun (past peak)
15	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	31	Jul (past peak)
16	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Apr (past peak)
17	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Apr (past peak)
18	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Oct (rising)
19	Pine White	Neophasia menapia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	24	Aug (peak)
20	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	22	Jun (past peak)
21	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	22	Jul (past peak)
22	Blue Copper	Tharsalea heteronea	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	22	Aug (peak)
23	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	21	Sep (rising)
24	Field Skipper	Atalopedes campestris	Skippers	19	Jul (past peak)
25	Mormon Fritillary	Argynnis mormonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Aug (peak)
26	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jul (past peak)
27	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Jun (past peak)
28	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jun (past peak)
29	Hedgerow Hairstreak	Satyrium saepium	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	Jul (past peak)
30	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jul (past peak)
31	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	May (past peak)
32	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jul (past peak)
33	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Jul (past peak)
34	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Oct (rising)
35	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Jun (past peak)
36	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Sep (rising)
37	Coronis Fritillary	Argynnis coronis	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jun (past peak)
38	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	May (past peak)
39	American Branded Skipper	Hesperia colorado	Skippers	7	Jun (past peak)
40	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Oct (rising)
41	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jun (past peak)
42	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	6	Jun (past peak)
43	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jun (past peak)
44	Juba Skipper	Hesperia juba	Skippers	5	May (past peak)
45	Anna's Blue	Plebejus anna	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Aug (peak)
46	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jul (past peak)
47	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jul (past peak)
48	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Oct (rising)
49	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jul (past peak)
50	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Jun (past peak)