List of Butterflies of Utah
The following list of butterflies are found in Utah. Clicking on the text link will show you a picture of the butterfly and which specific counties in Utah the butterfly is found in. Each link also provides more information about the butterfly's identification and life history. This will help you decide which Butterfly Nectar Plants and Butterfly Host Plants you will want to plant when you create your butterfly garden. Simply find which butterflies are in your area, grow the plants the caterpillars like to eat, and plants that adult butterflies feed on! You can prolong the butterfly's stay in your garden and draw in others by providing both the food and shelter they need.
Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)
'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)
Emperors (Apaturinae)
Empress
Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
Hackberry
Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Longwings (Heliconiinae)
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)
Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch
(Danaus plexippus)
Queen
(Danaus gilippus)
Soldier
(Danaus eresimus)
Snouts (Libytheinae)
American
Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
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)
Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Parnassians (Parnassiinae)
Clodius
Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
Rocky
Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
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)
Courtesy of: Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. 2006.� Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node.
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