Day and Night Species of Oklahoma
By daylight
353 species
From the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher to the Monarch drifting overhead — nearly every bird, butterfly, and dragonfly in Oklahoma is a daylight species.
Every daylight species, in full
353 is the entire list — nothing was cut for space. Cross-reference any of these on the Birds, Butterflies, orDragonflies & Damselflies pages for the full profile.
After dark
7 species
Rare, and worth knowing by name — these are all of Oklahoma's truly nocturnal species. Every one is a bird. Not one butterfly or dragonfly flies after dark.
Every nocturnal species, in full
7 is the entire list — nothing was cut for space. That's the whole point of the "rare" framing: once you've scrolled through these 7, you've genuinely seen every truly nocturnal species Oklahoma has.