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Count all the adult butterflies you can see, not counting caterpillars or pupae. List comes from all the Research Grade iNaturalist observations of butterflies in California.
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Targets (253)
| Type | Target | Last Survey |
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| Taxonomic | Jalapeño Crescent (Phyciodes jalapeno) | — |
| Taxonomic | Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon) | — |
| Taxonomic | Green Comma (Polygonia faunus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Desert Elfin (Callophrys fotis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Johnson’s Hairstreak (Callophrys johnsoni) | — |
| Taxonomic | Unknown Papilionid (family Papilionidae) | 6/13/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Unknown Skipper (family Hesperiidae) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Unknown Lycaenid (family Lycaenidae) | 6/13/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Unknown Nymphalid (family Nymphalidae) | 7/5/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Unknown Butterfly (superfamily Papilionoidea) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Bauer's Blue (Euphilotes baueri) | — |
| Taxonomic | Polymnia Tigerwing (Mechanitis polymnia) | — |
| Taxonomic | Common Morpho (Morpho helenor) | — |
| Taxonomic | White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) | — |
| Taxonomic | White-patched Skipper (Chiothion georgina) | — |
| Taxonomic | Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) | — |
| Taxonomic | Baird's Swallowtail (Papilio bairdii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Lime Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas) | — |
| Taxonomic | Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) | — |
| Taxonomic | Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) | — |
| Taxonomic | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) | — |
| Taxonomic | Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sierra Skipper (Hesperia miriamae) | — |
| Taxonomic | Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Dorantes Longtail (Cecropterus dorantes) | — |
| Taxonomic | North America Polygon (Polygonus arizonensis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) | — |
| Taxonomic | Western Sulphur (Colias occidentalis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos) | — |
| Taxonomic | Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) | — |
| Taxonomic | Crestar Sootywing (Pholisora crestar) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mardon Skipper (Polites mardon) | — |
| Taxonomic | Ancilla Blue (Euphilotes ancilla) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mojave Giant-Skipper (Agathymus alliae) | — |
| Taxonomic | Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa) | — |
| Taxonomic | Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Cercyonis silvestris | — |
| Taxonomic | Western Cloudywing (Cecropterus diversus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) | — |
| Taxonomic | MacNeill's Sootywing (Hesperopsis gracielae) | — |
| Taxonomic | Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada) | — |
| Taxonomic | Satyrium dryope | — |
| Taxonomic | Ochlodes santacruza | — |
| Taxonomic | Western Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosa) | — |
| Taxonomic | Arizona Powdered-Skipper (Systasea zampa) | — |
| Taxonomic | Snowberry Checkerspot (Euphydryas colon) | — |
| Taxonomic | Small Blue (Philotiella speciosa) | — |
| Taxonomic | American Copper (Lycaena hypophlaeas) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) | — |
| Taxonomic | Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmerii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) | — |
| Taxonomic | San Emigdio Blue (Plebulina emigdionis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Alkali Skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus) | — |
| Taxonomic | California Crescent (Phyciodes orseis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) | — |
| Taxonomic | Ridings' Satyr (Oeneis ridingsii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) | — |
| Taxonomic | Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios) | — |
| Taxonomic | Anicia Checkerspot (Euphydryas anicia) | — |
| Taxonomic | Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) | — |
| Taxonomic | Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mojave Blue (Euphilotes mojave) | — |
| Taxonomic | Yucca Giant-skipper (Megathymus yuccae) | — |
| Taxonomic | Nokomis Fritillary (Argynnis nokomis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) | — |
| Taxonomic | complex Euphilotes battoides | — |
| Taxonomic | Avalon Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon avalona) | — |
| Taxonomic | Northwestern Fritillary (Argynnis hesperis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Julia Orangetip (Anthocharis julia) | — |
| Taxonomic | Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mojave Sootywing (Hesperopsis libya) | — |
| Taxonomic | Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta) | — |
| Taxonomic | Yuma Skipper (Ochlodes yuma) | — |
| Taxonomic | Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura) | — |
| Taxonomic | Nevada Cloudywing (Cecropterus nevada) | — |
| Taxonomic | Small Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis oetus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Hermes Copper (Tharsalea hermes) | — |
| Taxonomic | California Giant-Skipper (Agathymus stephensi) | — |
| Taxonomic | Lindsey's Skipper (Hesperia lindseyi) | — |
| Taxonomic | California Marble (Euchloe hyantis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sheridan's Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Unsilvered Fritillary (Argynnis adiaste) | — |
| Taxonomic | Great Arctic (Oeneis nevadensis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius) | — |
| Taxonomic | Friday's Blue (Plebejus fridayi) | — |
| Taxonomic | Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele) | — |
| Taxonomic | Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda) | — |
| Taxonomic | Erichson's White-Skipper (Heliopetes domicella) | — |
| Taxonomic | Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sagebrush Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium semiluna) | — |
| Taxonomic | Orange Skipperling (Oarisma aurantiaca) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) | — |
| Taxonomic | Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum) | — |
| Taxonomic | Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sierra Nevada Checkerspot (Chlosyne whitneyi) | — |
| Taxonomic | Gray Marble (Anthocharis lanceolata) | — |
| Taxonomic | Small Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura) | — |
| Taxonomic | Glaucon Blue (Euphilotes glaucon) | — |
| Taxonomic | Muir's Hairstreak (Callophrys muiri) | — |
| Taxonomic | Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) | — |
| Taxonomic | Oreas Comma (Polygonia oreas) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sierra Sulphur (Colias behrii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Moss's Elfin (Callophrys mossii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Loki Hairstreak (Callophrys loki) | — |
| Taxonomic | Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti) | — |
| Taxonomic | Leanira Checkerspot (Chlosyne leanira) | — |
| Taxonomic | Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Anna's Blue (Plebejus anna) | — |
| Taxonomic | Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius) | — |
| Taxonomic | Lupine Blue (Icaricia lupini) | — |
| Taxonomic | El Segundo Blue (Euphilotes allyni) | — |
| Taxonomic | Columbian Skipper (Hesperia columbia) | — |
| Taxonomic | Ruddy Copper (Tharsalea rubidus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mexican Metalmark (Apodemia mejicanus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba) | — |
| Taxonomic | Wright's Metalmark (Calephelis wrighti) | — |
| Taxonomic | Shasta Blue (Icaricia shasta) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sierra Blue (Agriades podarce) | — |
| Taxonomic | Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea) | — |
| Taxonomic | Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) | — |
| Taxonomic | Great Basin Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele) | 7/5/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Harford's Sulphur (Colias harfordii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Western White (Pontia occidentalis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Gold-hunter's Hairstreak (Satyrium auretorum) | — |
| Taxonomic | American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mormon Fritillary (Argynnis mormonia) | — |
| Taxonomic | Lilac-bordered Copper (Tharsalea nivalis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) | — |
| Taxonomic | Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) | — |
| Taxonomic | Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cupreus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sonoran Skipper (Limochores sonora) | — |
| Taxonomic | Hydaspe Fritillary (Argynnis hydaspe) | — |
| Taxonomic | Hoffmann's Checkerspot (Chlosyne hoffmanni) | — |
| Taxonomic | Pine White (Neophasia menapia) | — |
| Taxonomic | Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sonoran Blue (Philotes sonorensis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Wandering Skipper (Panoquina errans) | — |
| Taxonomic | Coastal Green Hairstreak (Callophrys viridis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Tailed Copper (Tharsalea arota) | — |
| Taxonomic | Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) | — |
| Taxonomic | Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) | — |
| Taxonomic | Two-banded Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Tiny Checkerspot (Microtia dymas) | — |
| Taxonomic | Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon) | — |
| Taxonomic | Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore) | — |
| Taxonomic | Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula) | — |
| Taxonomic | Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) | — |
| Taxonomic | Common Checkered-Skipper and Allies (complex Burnsius communis) | 7/8/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Great Copper (Tharsalea xanthoides) | — |
| Taxonomic | Becker's White (Pontia beckerii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo) | — |
| Taxonomic | Dotted Blue (Euphilotes enoptes) | — |
| Taxonomic | Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Edith's Copper (Tharsalea editha) | — |
| Taxonomic | Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak (Satyrium tetra) | — |
| Taxonomic | Zerene Fritillary (Argynnis zerene) | — |
| Taxonomic | Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris) | — |
| Taxonomic | Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) | — |
| Taxonomic | Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) | — |
| Taxonomic | California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica) | — |
| Taxonomic | Gabb's Checkerspot (Chlosyne gabbii) | — |
| Taxonomic | Gorgon Copper (Tharsalea gorgon) | — |
| Taxonomic | Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha) | — |
| Taxonomic | White Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius albezens) | — |
| Taxonomic | Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) | — |
| Taxonomic | Boisduval's Blue (Icaricia icarioides) | — |
| Taxonomic | Margined White (Pieris marginalis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Behr's Metalmark (Apodemia virgulti) | — |
| Taxonomic | Queen (Danaus gilippus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum) | — |
| Taxonomic | Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla) | 5/27/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella) | 6/13/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius) | 6/27/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) | 5/19/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Greenish Blue (Icaricia saepiolus) | — |
| Taxonomic | California Dogface (Zerene eurydice) | — |
| Taxonomic | Purplish Copper (Tharsalea helloides) | — |
| Taxonomic | Bernardino Blue (Euphilotes bernardino) | — |
| Taxonomic | Rural Skipper (Ochlodes agricola) | 6/13/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium) | 6/27/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Lotus Hairstreak (Callophrys dumetorum) | — |
| Taxonomic | Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara) | — |
| Taxonomic | Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides) | — |
| Taxonomic | Checkered White (Pontia protodice) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica) | 5/27/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Common Ringlet (Coenonympha california) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) | — |
| Taxonomic | Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) | — |
| Taxonomic | Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) | 6/25/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) | — |
| Taxonomic | Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella) | — |
| Taxonomic | Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) | 6/7/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Acmon Blue (Icaricia acmon) | 7/5/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Umber Skipper (Lon melane) | 6/13/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) | 6/13/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Gray Buckeye (Junonia grisea) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) | 6/7/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) | 6/13/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Echo Azure (Celastrina echo) | 6/13/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini) | 5/19/2026 |
| Taxonomic | California Sister (Adelpha californica) | 6/13/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Saltbush Sootywing (Staphylus alpheus) | — |
| Taxonomic | Central Blue (Euphilotes centralis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon yojoa) | — |
| Taxonomic | Friday's Admiral (hybrid Limenitis weidemeyerii × lorquini) | — |
| Taxonomic | Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur (Colias alexandra) | — |
| Taxonomic | Santa Cruz Island Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis hypoleuca) | — |
| Taxonomic | Western Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus skada) | — |
| Taxonomic | Veined Blue (Icaricia neurona) | — |
| Taxonomic | Pallid Blue (Euphilotes pallescens) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mariposa Copper (Tharsalea mariposa) | — |
| Taxonomic | Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) | 5/27/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra) | — |
| Taxonomic | Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) | — |
| Taxonomic | American Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado) | — |
| Taxonomic | Northern Cloudywing (Cecropterus pylades) | — |
| Taxonomic | Coronis Fritillary (Argynnis coronis) | — |
| Taxonomic | Callippe Fritillary (Argynnis callippe) | 6/27/2026 |
| Taxonomic | California Patch (Chlosyne californica) | — |
| Taxonomic | Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Western Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides rumiko) | — |
| Taxonomic | Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon) | 7/9/2026 |
| Taxonomic | Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) | — |