Butterflies Flying in Utah in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Utah in July in our iNaturalist sample; 18 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 Nov

Top butterflies in July

Weidemeyer's Admiral576 obs.

Monarch364 obs.

California Tortoiseshell272 obs.

Small White248 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail206 obs.

Western Tiger Swallowtail192 obs.

Blue Copper118 obs.

Painted Lady117 obs.

Gray Hairstreak113 obs.

Great Spangled Fritillary94 obs.

Checkered White93 obs.

Mormon Fritillary90 obs.

All butterflies flying in Utah in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	576	Jul (peak)
2	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	364	Aug (rising)
3	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	272	Jul (peak)
4	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	248	Jun (past peak)
5	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	206	Jun (past peak)
6	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	192	Jun (past peak)
7	Blue Copper	Tharsalea heteronea	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	118	Jul (peak)
8	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Apr (past peak)
9	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	113	Jul (peak)
10	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	94	Aug (rising)
11	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	93	Jun (past peak)
12	Mormon Fritillary	Argynnis mormonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	90	Jul (peak)
13	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	80	Jun (past peak)
14	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Jul (peak)
15	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	74	Jul (peak)
16	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	74	Jun (past peak)
17	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	72	Jul (peak)
18	Taxiles Skipper	Lon taxiles	Skippers	65	Jul (peak)
19	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	63	Apr (past peak)
20	Clodius Parnassian	Parnassius clodius	Swallowtails and Parnassians	63	Jul (peak)
21	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	59	May (past peak)
22	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	Jun (past peak)
23	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	52	Jul (peak)
24	Woodland Skipper	Ochlodes sylvanoides	Skippers	51	Aug (rising)
25	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Jun (past peak)
26	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	May (past peak)
27	Rocky Mountain Parnassian	Parnassius smintheus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	39	Jul (peak)
28	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	35	Jul (peak)
29	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	Jul (peak)
30	Hedgerow Hairstreak	Satyrium saepium	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	Jul (peak)
31	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Jun (past peak)
32	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	May (past peak)
33	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	30	Jun (past peak)
34	Sandhill Skipper	Polites sabuleti	Skippers	28	Aug (rising)
35	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	26	Sep (rising)
36	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	26	Jul (peak)
37	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	25	May (past peak)
38	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	25	Oct (rising)
39	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	25	Sep (rising)
40	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	23	Jul (peak)
41	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	22	May (past peak)
42	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	22	Oct (rising)
43	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	22	Jul (peak)
44	Western Tailed-blue	Everes amyntula	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	21	Jun (past peak)
45	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Jun (past peak)
46	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	May (past peak)
47	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	19	Jun (past peak)
48	Northern Checkerspot	Chlosyne palla	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jun (past peak)
49	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Oct (rising)
50	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	16	Jun (past peak)