Butterflies Flying in Nevada in October (57 Species)

57 butterflies were recorded flying in Nevada in October in our iNaturalist sample; 7 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 October

Monarch166 obs.

Western Pygmy-Blue159 obs.

Painted Lady115 obs.

American Snout50 obs.

Gray Hairstreak48 obs.

Gray Buckeye45 obs.

California Tortoiseshell41 obs.

West Coast Lady35 obs.

Queen34 obs.

Orange Sulphur33 obs.

Northern White-Skipper30 obs.

Arizona Sister26 obs.

All butterflies flying in Nevada in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	166	Sep (past peak)
2	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	159	Oct (peak)
3	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Apr (past peak)
4	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Oct (peak)
5	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	48	Jul (past peak)
6	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Oct (peak)
7	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Jul (past peak)
8	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Oct (peak)
9	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	34	Jun (past peak)
10	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	Jul (past peak)
11	Northern White-Skipper	Heliopetes ericetorum	Skippers	30	May (past peak)
12	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Sep (past peak)
13	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	25	Sep (past peak)
14	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	22	Jun (past peak)
15	California Patch	Chlosyne californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Sep (past peak)
16	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Apr (past peak)
17	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Oct (peak)
18	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Jun (past peak)
19	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (past peak)
20	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Oct (peak)
21	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Jun (past peak)
22	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Apr (past peak)
23	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Sep (past peak)
24	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	11	Jun (past peak)
25	Field Skipper	Atalopedes campestris	Skippers	10	Jul (past peak)
26	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	May (past peak)
27	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Jul (past peak)
28	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	5	Jul (past peak)
29	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jul (past peak)
30	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Sep (past peak)
31	California Sister	Adelpha californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Sep (past peak)
32	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Jul (past peak)
33	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Apr (past peak)
34	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Jul (past peak)
35	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Oct (peak)
36	Lorquin's Admiral	Limenitis lorquini	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (past peak)
37	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Apr (past peak)
38	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (past peak)
39	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	May (past peak)
40	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Apr (past peak)
41	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Jun (past peak)
42	Woodland Skipper	Ochlodes sylvanoides	Skippers	2	Aug (past peak)
43	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	May (past peak)
44	Juba Skipper	Hesperia juba	Skippers	2	May (past peak)
45	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Jun (past peak)
46	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Jun (past peak)
47	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	2	Apr (past peak)
48	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Sep (past peak)
49	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Sep (past peak)
50	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	1	Mar (past peak)