Butterflies Flying in Wyoming in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Wyoming in July in our iNaturalist sample; 33 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top butterflies in July

Blue Copper340 obs.

Mormon Fritillary339 obs.

Weidemeyer's Admiral337 obs.

Small Wood-Nymph299 obs.

Rocky Mountain Parnassian276 obs.

Boisduval's Blue264 obs.

Essex Skipper228 obs.

Callippe Fritillary128 obs.

Milbert's Tortoiseshell126 obs.

Painted Lady115 obs.

California Tortoiseshell113 obs.

Anise Swallowtail113 obs.

All butterflies flying in Wyoming in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Blue Copper	Tharsalea heteronea	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	340	Jul (peak)
2	Mormon Fritillary	Argynnis mormonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	339	Jul (peak)
3	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	337	Jul (peak)
4	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	299	Jul (peak)
5	Rocky Mountain Parnassian	Parnassius smintheus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	276	Jul (peak)
6	Boisduval's Blue	Icaricia icarioides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	264	Jul (peak)
7	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Skippers	228	Jul (peak)
8	Callippe Fritillary	Argynnis callippe	Brush-footed Butterflies	128	Jul (peak)
9	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	126	Jul (peak)
10	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Jul (peak)
11	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	113	Jul (peak)
12	Anise Swallowtail	Papilio zelicaon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	113	Jul (peak)
13	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	113	Jul (peak)
14	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	106	Jun (past peak)
15	Clodius Parnassian	Parnassius clodius	Swallowtails and Parnassians	102	Jul (peak)
16	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Jun (past peak)
17	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	85	Jun (past peak)
18	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	82	Jul (peak)
19	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	78	Jul (peak)
20	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	72	Jul (peak)
21	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Aug (rising)
22	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	55	Jun (past peak)
23	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	55	Jul (peak)
24	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Jul (peak)
25	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Jul (peak)
26	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	52	Jul (peak)
27	Pale Swallowtail	Papilio eurymedon	Swallowtails and Parnassians	49	Jun (past peak)
28	Edith's Checkerspot	Euphydryas editha	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Jul (peak)
29	Western White	Pontia occidentalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	40	Jul (peak)
30	Northern Checkerspot	Chlosyne palla	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Jul (peak)
31	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Jul (peak)
32	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Aug (rising)
33	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Aug (rising)
34	American Branded Skipper	Hesperia colorado	Skippers	32	Aug (rising)
35	Hydaspe Fritillary	Argynnis hydaspe	Brush-footed Butterflies	32	Jul (peak)
36	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	Jun (past peak)
37	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Sep (rising)
38	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Jun (past peak)
39	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	18	Aug (rising)
40	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Jun (past peak)
41	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynnis aphrodite	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jul (peak)
42	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	17	Jul (peak)
43	Western Tailed-blue	Everes amyntula	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	17	Jul (peak)
44	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	17	Aug (rising)
45	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Aug (rising)
46	Coronis Fritillary	Argynnis coronis	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jul (peak)
47	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Jul (peak)
48	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	Jul (peak)
49	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jun (past peak)
50	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	10	Jul (peak)