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White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
1,888 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
1,600 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
1,411 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
1,201 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
1,180 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
1,051 observations
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
1,009 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
694 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
673 observations
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
673 observations
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
542 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
539 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
436 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
435 observations
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
409 observations
Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia
385 observations
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
342 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
338 observations
Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
323 observations
Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
313 observations
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
309 observations
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
296 observations
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
290 observations
Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia
287 observations
Sandhill Skipper
Polites sabuleti
282 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
281 observations
Four-spotted Moth
Tyta luctuosa
274 observations
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
268 observations
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
268 observations
Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
267 observations
Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
262 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
258 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
219 observations
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
216 observations
Blue Copper
Tharsalea heteronea
211 observations
Carolina Sphinx
Manduca sexta
209 observations
Juba Skipper
Hesperia juba
203 observations
Rocky Mountain Duskywing
Erynnis telemachus
203 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
200 observations
Purplish Copper
Tharsalea helloides
200 observations
Mormon Fritillary
Argynnis mormonia
199 observations
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
190 observations
Western Tailed-Blue
Cupido amyntula
190 observations
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
183 observations
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
183 observations
Clodius Parnassian
Parnassius clodius
173 observations
Great Ash Sphinx
Sphinx chersis
158 observations
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
157 observations
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
155 observations
Western Poplar Sphinx
Pachysphinx occidentalis
152 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common butterflies and moths in Utah are:
- White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
- Small White (Pieris rapae)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
- Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
- Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
- Police Car Moth (Gnophaela vermiculata)
- The most observed butterflies and moth in Utah is White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata), with 1,888 recorded observations.