Butterflies Flying in Oregon in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Oregon in July in our iNaturalist sample; 31 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in July

California Tortoiseshell1,200 obs.

Western Tiger Swallowtail1,178 obs.

Lorquin's Admiral921 obs.

Snowberry Checkerspot659 obs.

Gray Hairstreak641 obs.

Clodius Parnassian622 obs.

Woodland Skipper580 obs.

Painted Lady531 obs.

Small White483 obs.

Mylitta Crescent458 obs.

Common Wood-Nymph426 obs.

Hydaspe Fritillary423 obs.

All butterflies flying in Oregon in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,200	Jul (peak)
2	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1,178	Jul (peak)
3	Lorquin's Admiral	Limenitis lorquini	Brush-footed Butterflies	921	Jun (past peak)
4	Snowberry Checkerspot	Euphydryas colon	Brush-footed Butterflies	659	Jul (peak)
5	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	641	Jul (peak)
6	Clodius Parnassian	Parnassius clodius	Swallowtails and Parnassians	622	Jul (peak)
7	Woodland Skipper	Ochlodes sylvanoides	Skippers	580	Aug (rising)
8	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	531	Jul (peak)
9	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	483	Jul (peak)
10	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	458	Jul (peak)
11	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	426	Jul (peak)
12	Hydaspe Fritillary	Argynnis hydaspe	Brush-footed Butterflies	423	Jul (peak)
13	Anna's Blue	Plebejus anna	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	398	Jul (peak)
14	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	387	Jun (past peak)
15	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	386	Jul (peak)
16	Edith's Checkerspot	Euphydryas editha	Brush-footed Butterflies	374	Jul (peak)
17	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	333	Jul (peak)
18	Pacific Fritillary	Boloria epithore	Brush-footed Butterflies	310	Jun (past peak)
19	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	266	Apr (past peak)
20	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	263	Jul (peak)
21	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	246	May (past peak)
22	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	198	Jul (peak)
23	California Sister	Adelpha californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	191	Sep (rising)
24	American Branded Skipper	Hesperia colorado	Skippers	191	Jul (peak)
25	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	180	Jul (peak)
26	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	180	Jun (past peak)
27	Blue Copper	Tharsalea heteronea	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	180	Jul (peak)
28	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	179	Jul (peak)
29	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	174	Jul (peak)
30	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	156	Jun (past peak)
31	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	156	Jul (peak)
32	Northern Checkerspot	Chlosyne palla	Brush-footed Butterflies	152	Jun (past peak)
33	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	135	Jul (peak)
34	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	134	Jun (past peak)
35	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	133	Jul (peak)
36	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	121	Jul (peak)
37	Hedgerow Hairstreak	Satyrium saepium	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	118	Jul (peak)
38	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	117	May (past peak)
39	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	112	Jun (past peak)
40	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Everes comyntas	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	110	Jul (peak)
41	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	108	May (past peak)
42	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	107	Aug (rising)
43	Pine White	Neophasia menapia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	103	Aug (rising)
44	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	96	Jul (peak)
45	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	94	Jul (peak)
46	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	88	Jul (peak)
47	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	Aug (rising)
48	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Apr (past peak)
49	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	76	Jun (past peak)
50	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	Jul (peak)