Oklahoma Butterfly Watching Locations

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Listed species are included because they are either abundant at a given location
or are uncommon/rare or hard to find elsewhere.

The Nature Conservancy Pontotoc Ridge Preserve

Arogos Skipper

The Nature Conservancy Tallgrass Prairie Preserve

Regal Fritillary, Arogos Skipper, Grey Copper

The Nature Conservancy J.T. Nickel Family Wildlife & Nature Preserve

Great Spangled Fritillary, Diana Fritillary

Salt Creek North Recreation Area, Keystone Lake

‘Olive’ Juniper Hairstreak, Olympia Marble

Feyodi Creek Park

Phaon Crescent, Viceroy

Oxley Nature Center/Mohawk Park

Swallowtails, Dion Skipper, Bell’s Roadside-Skipper, Falcate Orangetip

Red Bud Valley Nature Center

Duskywings

Gilcrease Museum Gardens

Keystone Dam Area

South bank below dam – Large Western Soapberry tree next to ORV area entrance

Soapberry Hairstreak

North bank below dam – Thistle patches along road ½ mi. east of Corps office

Gulf Fritillary, Monarch, Queen

Osage RR Trail - wetlands ½ mi. north of 86^th St North

Bronze Copper, Broad-winged Skipper

Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge

Lake Eufaula State Park

Butterfly garden near park office – Byssus Skipper

Red Rock Canyon State Park

East side of canyon along rim trail – Giant Yucca Skipper

Lake Murray State Park

Gardens near Tucker Tower – Great Purple Hairstreak

Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge

Soapberry Hairstreak

ODWC Wildlife Management Areas

Please remember that collecting is not allowed on Nature Conservancy Preserves, City of Tulsa Parks, Tulsa County Parks, Oklahoma State Parks, or National Wildlife Refuges.