Butterflies Flying in Nevada in March (36 Species)

36 butterflies were recorded flying in Nevada in March in our iNaturalist sample; 1 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 March

Painted Lady103 obs.

Western Pygmy-Blue66 obs.

Sagebrush Checkerspot55 obs.

Mourning Cloak42 obs.

Checkered White21 obs.

California Tortoiseshell20 obs.

Queen19 obs.

West Coast Lady15 obs.

Great Purple Hairstreak14 obs.

Gray Hairstreak13 obs.

California Patch8 obs.

Becker's White8 obs.

All butterflies flying in Nevada in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	103	Apr (rising)
2	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	66	Oct (rising)
3	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	Apr (rising)
4	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Apr (rising)
5	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Apr (rising)
6	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Jul (rising)
7	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jun (rising)
8	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Oct (rising)
9	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	Jun (rising)
10	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Jul (rising)
11	California Patch	Chlosyne californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Sep (rising)
12	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Jul (rising)
13	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Jun (rising)
14	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Jun (rising)
15	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	May (rising)
16	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jun (rising)
17	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Sep (rising)
18	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (rising)
19	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	5	Mar (peak)
20	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	3	Apr (rising)
21	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Jul (rising)
22	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (rising)
23	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Apr (rising)
24	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Oct (rising)
25	Northern White-Skipper	Heliopetes ericetorum	Skippers	2	May (rising)
26	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Sep (rising)
27	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Jul (rising)
28	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Jun (rising)
29	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Oct (rising)
30	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	2	Jun (rising)
31	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	2	Apr (rising)
32	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Oct (rising)
33	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Jun (rising)
34	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Sep (rising)
35	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (rising)
36	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Apr (rising)