Types of Butterflies in Utah

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• ‘Astyanax’ Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
• California Sister (Adelpha bredowii)
• Lorquin’s Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
• Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
• Weidemeyer’s Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
• Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
• Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
• Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
• Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
• Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
• Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
• Edwards’ Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)
• Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
• Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
• Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
• Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
• Nokomis Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis)
• Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
• Relict Fritillary (Boloria kriemhild)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
• Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
• Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
• American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
• California Patch (Chlosyne californica)
• California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
• Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
• Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
• Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
• Edith’s Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
• Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchellus)
• Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)
• Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
• Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
• Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
• Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
• Leanira Checkerspot (Thessalia leanira)
• Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
• Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
• Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
• Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
• Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Rockslide Checkerspot (Chlosyne whitneyi)
• Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
• Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
• West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
• White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
• Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
• Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula)
• Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
• Northern Azure (Celastrina lucia)
• Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
• Echo Azure (Celastrina echo)
• Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)
• Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
• Small Dotted-Blue (Philotiella speciosa)
• Western Square-dotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides)
• Bernardino Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes bernardino)
• Ellis’ Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ellisi)
• Bauer’s Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes baueri)
• Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ancilla)
• Mojave Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes mojave)
• Rita Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes rita)
• Pallid Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes pallescens)
• Spalding’s Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes spalditigi)
• Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
• Reakirt’s Blue (Echinargus isola)
• Northern Blue (Plebejus idas)
• Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa)
• Greenish Blue (Icaricia saepiolus)
• Boisduval’s Blue (Icaricia icarioides)
• Shasta Blue (Icaricia shasta)
• Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini)
• Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon)
• Stanfords’ Blue (Euphilotes stanfordorum)
• Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus)
• Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
• Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
• Sheridan’s Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii)
• Desert Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii)
• Olive (Juniper) Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
• Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
• Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
• Desert Elfin (Callophrys fotis)
• Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
• Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
• Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
• California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
• Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinum)
• Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
• Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
• Behr’s Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
• Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosum)
• Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
• Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
• Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda)
• Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota)
• American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cuprea)
• Edith’s Copper (Lycaena editha)
• Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
• Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
• Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
• Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
• Lilac-bordered Copper (Lycaena nivalis)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura)
• Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
• Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis sara thoosa)
• Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
• Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta)
• Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
• Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
• Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• Becker’s White (Pontia beckerii)
• Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
• Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
• Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
• Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
• Western Sulphur (Colias occidentalis)
• Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
• Mead’s Sulphur (Colias meadii)
• Scudder’s Sulphur (Colias scudderi)
• Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia)
• White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
• Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
• Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
• Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise)
• Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
• Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)
• Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)
• Palmer’s Metalmark (Apodemia palmeri)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae)

• Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
• Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
• Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
• Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
• Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
• Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
• Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
• Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
• Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
• Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)