Butterflies Flying in Nevada in May (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Nevada in May in our iNaturalist sample; 9 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 May

Painted Lady109 obs.

Marine Blue90 obs.

Checkered White62 obs.

Queen52 obs.

Reakirt's Blue52 obs.

Mourning Cloak44 obs.

Juba Skipper40 obs.

Western Pygmy-Blue39 obs.

Echo Azure38 obs.

Boisduval's Blue31 obs.

Variable Checkerspot30 obs.

Northern White-Skipper30 obs.

All butterflies flying in Nevada in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	109	Apr (past peak)
2	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	90	May (peak)
3	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	62	Apr (past peak)
4	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Jun (rising)
5	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	52	May (peak)
6	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Apr (past peak)
7	Juba Skipper	Hesperia juba	Skippers	40	May (peak)
8	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	39	Oct (rising)
9	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	38	Jun (rising)
10	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	Jun (rising)
11	Variable Checkerspot	Euphydryas chalcedona	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	May (peak)
12	Northern White-Skipper	Heliopetes ericetorum	Skippers	30	May (peak)
13	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Apr (past peak)
14	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	28	Jun (rising)
15	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	27	Jul (rising)
16	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	25	Jul (rising)
17	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	May (peak)
18	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	24	May (peak)
19	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Sep (rising)
20	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	24	Jun (rising)
21	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	24	Jun (rising)
22	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Oct (rising)
23	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Jun (rising)
24	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Jun (rising)
25	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Jul (rising)
26	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	May (peak)
27	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	16	Jun (rising)
28	California Patch	Chlosyne californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Sep (rising)
29	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jun (rising)
30	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Sep (rising)
31	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	14	Jun (rising)
32	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	14	Apr (past peak)
33	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Jul (rising)
34	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	12	Jul (rising)
35	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	Jun (rising)
36	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Jul (rising)
37	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Jul (rising)
38	Northern Checkerspot	Chlosyne palla	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jun (rising)
39	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Oct (rising)
40	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jul (rising)
41	Field Skipper	Atalopedes campestris	Skippers	8	Jul (rising)
42	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	8	Jun (rising)
43	Lorquin's Admiral	Limenitis lorquini	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jun (rising)
44	Edith's Checkerspot	Euphydryas editha	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jun (rising)
45	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	6	May (peak)
46	Western Tailed-blue	Everes amyntula	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Jun (rising)
47	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	6	Sep (rising)
48	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Oct (rising)
49	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jun (rising)
50	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jun (rising)