Butterflies Flying in Oregon in March (37 Species)

37 butterflies were recorded flying in Oregon 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.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in March

California Tortoiseshell438 obs.

Echo Azure125 obs.

Mourning Cloak105 obs.

Painted Lady54 obs.

Small White48 obs.

Satyr Comma40 obs.

Margined White33 obs.

Green Comma32 obs.

Brown Elfin25 obs.

Propertius Duskywing20 obs.

Hoary Comma17 obs.

Gray Hairstreak16 obs.

All butterflies flying in Oregon in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	438	Jul (rising)
2	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	125	Apr (rising)
3	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	105	Apr (rising)
4	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Jul (rising)
5	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	48	Jul (rising)
6	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Jul (rising)
7	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	33	Jul (rising)
8	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Aug (rising)
9	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	25	May (rising)
10	Propertius Duskywing	Erynnis propertius	Skippers	20	May (rising)
11	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (rising)
12	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	16	Jul (rising)
13	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jul (rising)
14	Sara Orangetip	Anthocharis sara	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Mar (peak)
15	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Jul (rising)
16	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	11	May (rising)
17	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	May (rising)
18	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Jul (rising)
19	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jul (rising)
20	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	May (rising)
21	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	May (rising)
22	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Jul (rising)
23	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Jul (rising)
24	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	3	Jul (rising)
25	Variable Checkerspot	Euphydryas chalcedona	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jun (rising)
26	Acmon Blue	Icaricia acmon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Aug (rising)
27	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
28	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	May (rising)
29	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Jun (rising)
30	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)
31	Lorquin's Admiral	Limenitis lorquini	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jun (rising)
32	Edith's Checkerspot	Euphydryas editha	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (rising)
33	Snowberry Checkerspot	Euphydryas colon	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (rising)
34	Lotus Hairstreak	Callophrys dumetorum	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	May (rising)
35	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1	Jul (rising)
36	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (rising)
37	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (rising)