Butterflies Flying in Utah in March (36 Species)

36 butterflies were recorded flying in Utah 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 Nov

Top butterflies in March

California Tortoiseshell117 obs.

Mourning Cloak78 obs.

Painted Lady41 obs.

Small White40 obs.

Anise Swallowtail21 obs.

Milbert's Tortoiseshell19 obs.

Satyr Comma16 obs.

Hoary Comma14 obs.

Mylitta Crescent13 obs.

Becker's White13 obs.

Echo Azure10 obs.

Checkered White10 obs.

All butterflies flying in Utah in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	117	Jul (rising)
2	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	Apr (rising)
3	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Apr (rising)
4	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	40	Jun (rising)
5	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	21	May (rising)
6	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jul (rising)
7	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	16	Jun (rising)
8	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Sep (rising)
9	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Jun (rising)
10	Becker's White	Pontia beckerii	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	May (rising)
11	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	May (rising)
12	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Jun (rising)
13	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Oct (rising)
14	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	7	May (rising)
15	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	May (rising)
16	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	6	Jul (rising)
17	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	May (rising)
18	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jul (rising)
19	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Jun (rising)
20	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Jun (rising)
21	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Oct (rising)
22	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	May (rising)
23	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Oct (rising)
24	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Oct (rising)
25	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	4	Jun (rising)
26	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Jul (rising)
27	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Jun (rising)
28	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	May (rising)
29	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	May (rising)
30	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	May (rising)
31	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	1	Mar (peak)
32	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Sep (rising)
33	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (rising)
34	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Sep (rising)
35	Juba Skipper	Hesperia juba	Skippers	1	May (rising)
36	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Jun (rising)