Editing Utah (section)

==Geography and geology==
{{main|Geography of Utah|Geology of Utah}}
{{See also|List of canyons and gorges in Utah|List of Utah counties|List of earthquakes in Utah}}
[[File:Utah Counties.png|thumb|Utah county boundaries]]

Utah is known for its natural diversity and is home to features ranging from arid deserts with [[dune]]s to thriving [[pine tree|pine]] forests in mountain valleys. It is a rugged and geographically diverse state at the convergence of three distinct geological regions: the [[Rocky Mountains]], the [[Great Basin]], and the [[Colorado Plateau]].

Utah covers an area of {{convert|84899|sqmi|abbr=on}}. It is one of the [[Four Corners]] states and is bordered by Idaho in the north, Wyoming in the north and east, Colorado in the east, at a single point by [[New Mexico]] to the southeast, by Arizona in the south, and by Nevada in the west. Only three U.S. states (Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming) have exclusively latitude and longitude lines as boundaries.

One of Utah's defining characteristics is the variety of its [[terrain]]. Running down the middle of the state's northern third is the [[Wasatch Range]], which rises to heights of almost {{convert|12000|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. Utah is home to world-renowned [[ski resort]]s made popular by light, fluffy snow and winter storms that regularly dump up to three feet of it overnight. In the state's northeastern section, running east to west, are the [[Uinta Mountains]], which rise to heights of over {{convert|13,000|ft|m}}. The highest point in the state, [[Kings Peak (Utah)|Kings Peak]], at {{convert|13,528|ft|m}},<ref name="usgs">{{cite web|date=April 29, 2005 |url=http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Highest |title=Elevations and Distances in the United States |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |access-date=November 8, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102095332/http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html |archive-date=November 2, 2006 }}</ref> lies within the Uinta Mountains.

At the western base of the Wasatch Range is the [[Wasatch Front]], a series of valleys and basins that are home to the most populous parts of the state. It stretches approximately from [[Brigham City, Utah|Brigham City]] at the north end to [[Nephi, Utah|Nephi]] at the south end. Approximately 75 percent of the state's population lives in this corridor, and population growth is rapid.

Western Utah is a mostly arid desert with a [[Basin and Range Province|basin and range]] topography. Small mountain ranges and rugged terrain punctuate the landscape. The [[Bonneville Salt Flats]] are an exception, being comparatively flat as a result of once forming the bed of ancient [[Lake Bonneville]]. Great Salt Lake, [[Utah Lake]], [[Sevier Lake]], and [[Rush Lake (Tooele County, Utah)|Rush Lake]] are all remnants of this ancient freshwater lake,<ref>{{cite book|title=The Great Salt Lake|last=Morgan|first=Dale L.|publisher=[[University of Utah Press]]|location=Salt Lake City|year=1947|page=22|isbn=978-0-87480-478-2}}</ref> which once covered most of the eastern Great Basin. West of the [[Great Salt Lake]], stretching to the Nevada border, lies the arid [[Great Salt Lake Desert]]. One exception to this aridity is [[Snake Valley (Great Basin)|Snake Valley]], which is (relatively) lush due to large springs and wetlands fed from [[groundwater]] derived from snow melt in the [[Snake Range]], [[Deep Creek Range]], and other tall mountains to the west of Snake Valley. [[Great Basin National Park]] is just over the Nevada state line in the southern Snake Range. One of western Utah's most impressive, but least visited attractions is [[Notch Peak]], the tallest limestone cliff in North America, located west of [[Delta, Utah|Delta]].

Much of the scenic southern and southeastern landscape (specifically the [[Colorado Plateau]] region) is [[sandstone]], specifically [[Kayenta Formation|Kayenta sandstone]] and [[Navajo sandstone]]. The [[Colorado River (U.S.)|Colorado River]] and its tributaries wind their way through the sandstone, creating some of the world's most striking and wild terrain (the area around the confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers was the last to be mapped in the lower 48 United States). Wind and rain have also sculpted the soft sandstone over millions of years. Canyons, gullies, arches, pinnacles, buttes, bluffs, and mesas are common sights throughout south-central and southeast Utah.

This terrain is the central feature of protected state and federal parks such as [[Arches National Park|Arches]], [[Bryce Canyon National Park|Bryce Canyon]], [[Canyonlands National Park|Canyonlands]], [[Capitol Reef National Park|Capitol Reef]], and [[Zion National Park|Zion]] national parks, [[Cedar Breaks National Monument|Cedar Breaks]], [[Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument|Grand Staircase–Escalante]], [[Hovenweep National Monument|Hovenweep]], and [[Natural Bridges National Monument|Natural Bridges]] national monuments, [[Glen Canyon National Recreation Area]] (site of the popular tourist destination, [[Lake Powell]]), [[Dead Horse Point State Park|Dead Horse Point]] and [[Goblin Valley State Park|Goblin Valley]] state parks, and [[Monument Valley]]. The [[Navajo Nation]] also extends into southeastern Utah, and the tribe is part of the coalition that manages [[Bears Ears National Monument]]. Southeastern Utah is also punctuated by the remote, but lofty [[La Sal Mountains|La Sal]], [[Abajo Mountains|Abajo]], and [[Henry Mountains|Henry]] mountain ranges.

Eastern (northern quarter) Utah is a high-elevation area covered mostly by plateaus and basins, particularly the Tavaputs Plateau and [[San Rafael Swell]], which remain mostly inaccessible, and the [[Uinta Basin]], where the majority of eastern Utah's population lives. Economies are dominated by mining, [[oil shale]], [[Petroleum|oil]], and natural gas-drilling, [[ranching]], and [[recreation]]. Much of eastern Utah is part of the [[Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation]]. The most popular destination within northeastern Utah is [[Dinosaur National Monument]] near [[Vernal, Utah|Vernal]].

Southwestern Utah is the lowest and hottest spot in Utah. It is known as Utah's [[Dixie (Utah)|Dixie]] because early settlers were able to grow some cotton there. [[Beaverdam Wash]] in far southwestern Utah is the lowest point in the state, at {{convert|2,000|ft|m}}.<ref name="usgs"/> The northernmost portion of the [[Mojave Desert]] is also located in this area. Dixie is quickly becoming a popular recreational and retirement destination, and the population is growing rapidly. Although the Wasatch Mountains end at [[Mount Nebo (Utah)|Mount Nebo]] near [[Nephi, Utah|Nephi]], a complex series of mountain ranges extends south from the southern end of the range down the spine of Utah. Just north of Dixie and east of [[Cedar City, Utah|Cedar City]] is the state's highest ski resort, [[Brian Head Ski Resort|Brian Head]].

Like most of the [[The West (U.S.)|western]] and [[Southwest United States|southwestern]] states, the [[Government of the United States|federal government]] owns much of the land in Utah. Over 70 percent of the land is either [[Bureau of Land Management|BLM]] [[public land|land]], Utah State Trustland, or [[U.S. National Forest]], [[U.S. National Park]], [[U.S. National Monument]], [[National Recreation Area]] or [[U.S. Wilderness Area]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0304/Utah-fights-for-states-rights-with-land-push|title=Utah fights for states' rights with land push|last=Farrell|first=Michael B.|newspaper=[[Christian Science Monitor]]|date=March 4, 2014|access-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020072312/http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0304/Utah-fights-for-states-rights-with-land-push|archive-date=October 20, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Utah is the only state where every county contains some national forest.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.utah.gov/governor/docs/OutdoorRecreationVision.pdf |title=The state of Utah outdoor recreation vision. |date=January 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111174839/https://www.utah.gov/governor/docs/OutdoorRecreationVision.pdf |archive-date=November 11, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<gallery widths="200px" heights="160px">
File:Arches 1 - panoramio.jpg|[[Arches National Park]]
File:My Public Lands Roadtrip- Pariette Wetlands in Utah (20220345702).jpg|Pariette Wetlands
File:LCLfallfoliage2005.JPG|[[Little Cottonwood Canyon]]
File:Deer Creek Reservoir.jpg|[[Deer Creek Reservoir]]
File:American Fork Canyon from Timpanogos Cave entrance.jpg|[[American Fork Canyon]]
File:Kolob Canyon at Zion National Park, March 2019.jpg|[[Kolob Canyons]] at [[Zion National Park]]
</gallery>

===Adjacent states===

*[[Idaho]] (north)
*[[Wyoming]] (east and north)
*[[Colorado]] (east)
*[[Nevada]] (west)
*[[Arizona]] (south)

===Climate===
[[File:Köppen Climate Types Utah.png|left|thumb|300x300px|[[Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate types]] of Utah, using 1991–2020 [[Climatological normal|climate normals]].]]
Utah features a dry, [[semi-arid climate|semi-arid]] to [[desert climate]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-14 |title=Why is Utah so dry? - 2022 |url=https://theflatbkny.com/united-states/why-is-utah-so-dry/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=The Flat |language=en-US}}</ref> although its many mountains feature a large variety of climates, with the highest points in the [[Uinta Mountains]] being above the [[Tree line|timberline]]. The dry weather is a result of the state's location in the [[rain shadow]] of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] in California. The eastern half of the state lies in the rain shadow of the [[Wasatch Mountains]]. The primary source of precipitation for the state is the Pacific Ocean, with the state usually lying in the path of large Pacific storms from October to May. In summer, the state, especially southern and eastern Utah, lies in the path of [[monsoon]] moisture from the [[Gulf of California]].

Most of the lowland areas receive less than {{convert|12|in|mm|0}} of precipitation annually, although the [[Interstate 15 in Utah|I-15]] corridor, including the densely populated [[Wasatch Front]], receives approximately {{convert|15|in|mm|0}}. The Great Salt Lake Desert is the driest area of the state, with less than {{convert|5|in|mm|0}}. Snowfall is common in all but the far southern valleys. Although St. George receives only about {{convert|3|in|mm|0}} per year, Salt Lake City sees about {{convert|60|in|mm|0}}, enhanced by the [[lake-effect snow]] from the Great Salt Lake, which increases snowfall totals to the south, southeast, and east of the lake.

Some areas of the [[Wasatch Range]] in the path of the lake effect receive up to {{convert|500|in|cm|0}} per year. This micro climate of enhanced snowfall from the Great Salt Lake spans the entire proximity of the lake. The cottonwood canyons adjacent to Salt Lake City are located in the right position to receive more precipitation from the lake.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Steenburgh|first1=Jim|title=Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth|date=November 14, 2014|publisher=Utah State University Press|isbn=978-0874219500|edition=1}}</ref> The consistently deep powder snow led Utah's ski industry to adopt the slogan "the Greatest Snow on Earth" in the 1980s. In the winter, [[temperature inversion]]s are a common phenomenon across Utah's low basins and valleys, leading to thick haze and fog that can last for weeks at a time, especially in the [[Uintah Basin]]. Although at other times of year, its air quality is good, winter inversions give Salt Lake City some of the worst wintertime pollution in the country.

Previous studies have indicated a widespread decline in snowpack over Utah accompanied by a decline in the snow–snow-precipitation ratio while anecdotal evidence claims have been put forward that measured changes in Utah's snowpack are spurious and do not reflect actual change. A 2012 study<ref>[http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00084.1 2012 study] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512142725/http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00084.1 |date=May 12, 2017 }}, journals.ametsoc.org.</ref> found that the proportion of winter (January–March) precipitation falling as snow has decreased by nine percent during the last half century, a combined result of a significant increase in rainfall and a minor decrease in snowfall. Meanwhile, observed snow depth across Utah has decreased and is accompanied by consistent decreases in snow cover and surface albedo. Weather systems with the potential to produce precipitation in Utah have decreased in number with those producing snowfall decreasing at a considerably greater rate.<ref>Gillies et al. (2012) http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00084.1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512142725/http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00084.1 |date=May 12, 2017 }}</ref>
[[File:RoseParkStreets.jpg|thumb|Snow in [[Rose Park, Salt Lake City]]]]

Utah's temperatures are extreme, with cold temperatures in winter due to its elevation, and very hot summers statewide (except mountain areas and high mountain valleys). Utah is usually protected from major blasts of cold air by mountains lying north and east of the state, although major Arctic blasts can occasionally reach the state. Average January high temperatures range from around {{convert|30|F|C|0}} in some northern valleys to almost {{convert|55|F|C|0}} in St. George.

Temperatures dropping below {{convert|0|F|C|0}} should be expected on occasion in most areas of the state most years, although some areas see it often (for example, the town of [[Randolph, Utah|Randolph]] averages about fifty days per year with temperatures that low). In July, average highs range from about {{convert|85|to|100|F|C|0}}. However, the low humidity and high elevation typically lead to large temperature variations, leading to cool nights on most summer days. The record high temperature in Utah was {{convert|118|F|C|0}}, recorded south of St. George on July 4, 2007,<ref>{{cite news |last= Fidel |first= Steve |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/680196797/Utahns-feeling-hot-hot-hot.html |title= Utahns feeling hot, hot, hot |newspaper= [[Deseret Morning News]] |date= July 6, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141104175045/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/680196797/Utahns-feeling-hot-hot-hot.html |archive-date= November 4, 2014 }}</ref> and the record low was {{convert|-69|F|C|0}}, recorded at [[Peter Sinks]] in the [[Bear River Mountains]] of northern Utah on February 1, 1985.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=341&sid=148094|title=Utah Cold Weather Facts—Snow and Winter Storms|work=[[KSL-TV]] |access-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022004925/http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=341&sid=148094|archive-date=October 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the record low for an inhabited location is {{convert|-49|F|C|0}} at [[Woodruff, Utah|Woodruff]] on December 12, 1932.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ut9595|title=WOODRUFF, UTAH (429595)|website=wrcc.dri.edu|access-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630174716/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ut9595|archive-date=June 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Utah, like most of the western United States, has few days of thunderstorms. On average, there are fewer than 40 days of thunderstorm activity during the year, although these storms can be briefly intense when they do occur. They are most likely to occur during [[North American Monsoon|monsoon]] season from about mid-July through mid-September, especially in southern and eastern Utah. Dry lightning strikes and the generally dry weather often spark wildfires in summer, while intense thunderstorms can lead to [[flash flood]]ing, especially in the rugged terrain of southern Utah. Although spring is the wettest season in northern Utah, late summer is the wettest period for much of the south and east of the state. Tornadoes are uncommon in Utah, with an average of two striking the state yearly, rarely higher than EF1 intensity.<ref>[http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/tornado/small/avgt5304.gif Annual Average Number of Tornadoes, 1953–2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016174155/http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/tornado/small/avgt5304.gif |date=October 16, 2011 }}. [[NOAA]] [[National Climatic Data Center]]. Retrieved March 20, 2008.</ref>

One exception of note, however, was the unprecedented [[Salt Lake City Tornado]] that moved directly across downtown Salt Lake City on August 11, 1999. The [[F2 tornado]] killed one person, injured 60 others, and caused approximately $170&nbsp;million in damage;<ref name="1999_tornado">{{cite web |last1=Brough |first1=Clayton |last2=Brown |first2=Dan |last3=James |first3=David |last4=Pope |first4=Dan |last5=Summy |first5=Steve |title=Salt Lake City Tornado - August 11, 1999 |url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/climate/tornado.php |website=NOAA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614191624/http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/climate/tornado.php |archive-date=June 14, 2012}}</ref> it was the second strongest tornado in the state behind an F3 on August 11, 1993, in the Uinta Mountains.<ref name="1999_tornado"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dunn |first1=Larry |last2=Alder |first2=William |last3=McClung |first3=Tim |title=Western Region Technical Attachment No. 94-20: The High Uinta Tornado |url=https://www.weather.gov/media/wrh/online_publications/TAs/ta9420.pdf |website=NOAA |access-date=October 7, 2021 |date=June 21, 1994}}</ref> The only other reported tornado fatality in Utah's history was a 7-year-old girl who was killed while camping in [[Summit County, Utah|Summit County]] on July 6, 1884.<ref name="1999_tornado"/>

===Wildlife===
[[File:Rocky-mountain-elk.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Rocky Mountain elk]] is the Utah state mammal.]]
[[File:California-gull.jpg|thumb|right|The [[California gull]] is the Utah state bird.]]
{{see also|List of fauna of Utah}}
Utah is home to more than 600 vertebrate animal species<ref name="udwr-vertibrates">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/SearchVerts.asp |title=Vertebrate Animals |access-date=May 18, 2017 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-date=May 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502184742/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/SearchVerts.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as numerous invertebrates and insects.<ref name="udwr-invertibrates">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/SearchInverts.asp |title=Insects and Mollusks |access-date=May 18, 2017 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525083953/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/SearchInverts.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Mammals====
{{main|List of mammals of Utah}}
Mammals are found in every area of Utah. Non-predatory larger mammals include the [[plains bison]],<ref name="stewart bison">{{cite web|url=https://digitallibrary.utah.gov/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=80834|title=American Bison (Bison bison)|date=January 2011|first1=Ron|last1=Stewart|first2=Allen|last2=Nielson|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=December 7, 2020|format=PDF|page=3|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415033637/https://digitallibrary.utah.gov/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=80834|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="b-bison">{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=bosxbiso |title=American bison |access-date=June 19, 2020 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719222820/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=bosxbiso |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[elk]],<ref name="c-canadensis">{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=cervelap |title=Elk or Wapati |access-date=June 19, 2020 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719232153/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=cervelap |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[moose]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals">{{cite web |url=https://nhmu.utah.edu/mammals-wasatch-front |title=Mammals of the Wasatch Front |date=August 29, 2012 |access-date=July 19, 2020 |publisher=[[Natural History Museum of Utah]] |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719175602/https://nhmu.utah.edu/mammals-wasatch-front |url-status=live}}</ref> [[mountain goat]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> [[mule deer]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> [[pronghorn]],<ref name="antilocapra-americana">{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=antiamer |title= Pronghorn |access-date=June 19, 2020 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719233459/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=antiamer |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> and multiple types of [[bighorn sheep]].<ref name="o-c-californiana">{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=oviscaca |title=California bighorn sheep |access-date=June 19, 2020 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719224838/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=oviscaca |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="o-c-nelsoni">{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=oviscane |title=Desert bighorn sheep |access-date=June 19, 2020 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130062348/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=oviscane |archive-date=November 30, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="o-c-canadensis">{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=oviscana |title=Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep |access-date=June 19, 2020 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719233729/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=oviscana |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Non-predatory small mammals include [[muskrat]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> and [[nutria]].<ref name="m-coypus">{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=myoccoyp |title=Nutriap |access-date=March 15, 2021 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030194724/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=myoccoyp |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Large and small predatory mammals include the [[American black bear|black bear]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> [[cougar]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> [[Canada lynx]],<ref name="l-canadensis">{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=lynxcana |title=Canada lynx |access-date=June 19, 2020 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130061948/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=lynxcana |archive-date=November 30, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[bobcat]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> fox ([[gray fox|gray]], [[red fox|red]], and [[kit fox|kit]]),<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> [[coyote]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> [[American badger|badger]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> [[black-footed ferret]],<ref name="m-nigripes">{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=mustnigr |title=Black-footed ferret |access-date=June 19, 2020 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719223712/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=mustnigr |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[American mink|mink]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> [[stoat]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> [[long-tailed weasel]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> [[raccoon]],<ref name="nhmu wasatch front mammals"/> and [[North American river otter|otter]].<ref name="discover-utah-llpa">{{cite web|url=http://thelivingplanet.com/discoverutah/|title=Discover Utah|publisher=[[Loveland Living Planet Aquarium]]|access-date=May 21, 2017|archive-date=June 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611104801/http://thelivingplanet.com/discoverutah/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[brown bear]] was formerly found within Utah, but has since been [[extirpation|extirpated]].<ref name="u-arctos">{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=ursuarct |title=Brown bear |access-date=June 19, 2020 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719224031/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=ursuarct |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> There are no confirmed mating pairs of [[gray wolf|gray wolves]] in Utah, although there have been sightings in northeastern Utah along the [[Wyoming]] border.<ref name="c-lupus">{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=canilupu |title=Gray wolf |access-date=June 19, 2020 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719232443/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=canilupu |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sltrib 20200603 wolf">{{cite web |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/06/03/gray-wolf-is-utah-first/ |title=A gray wolf is in Utah for the first time in years. The state is setting traps. |first=Zak |last=Podmore |date=June 3, 2020 |work=Salt Lake Tribune |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719233113/https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/06/03/gray-wolf-is-utah-first/ |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Birds====
{{main|List of birds of Utah}}
As of January 2020, there were 466 species included in the official list managed by the Utah Bird Records Committee (UBRC).<ref name="ubrc 2020">{{cite web|url=http://www.utahbirds.org/checklistUtah.htm |title=Birds of Utah |date=January 2020 |publisher=Utah Birds Records Committee|access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref><ref name="ubrc aux 2020">{{cite web|url=http://www.utahbirds.org/RecCom/AuxiliaryList.htm |title=Auxiliary Lists |date=May 2017 |publisher=Utah Birds Records Committee|access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref> Of these, 119 are classed as [[Accidental (biology)|accidental]], 29 are classed as occasional, 57 are classed as rare, and 10 have been [[Introduced species|introduced]] to Utah or North America. Eleven of the accidental species are also classed as provisional.

Due to the "[[Miracle of the Gulls]]" incident in 1848, the most well-known bird in Utah is the [[California gull]], which is also the Utah state bird.<ref name = "Pioneer">{{cite web | url = http://onlinelibrary.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/bird.html |title = Utah State Bird |access-date = August 11, 2014 | publisher = Utah.gov |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200122135458/http://onlinelibrary.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/bird.html |archive-date = January 22, 2020 }}</ref><ref name = "Ryser">{{cite book|title=Birds of the Great Basin|first=Fred A.|last=Ryser|year=1985|location=Reno, NV, US|publisher=University of Nevada Press|page=203|isbn=0-87417-080-X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxpXq_hMxfAC&pg=PA203|access-date=August 11, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Seagull Monument|A monument]] in Salt Lake City commemorates the Miracle of the Gulls.<ref name="Ryser"/> Other gulls common to Utah include [[Bonaparte's gull]],<ref name="l-philadelphia">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=laruphil|title=Larus philadelphia|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213230552/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=laruphil|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[ring-billed gull]], and [[Franklin's gull]].

Other birds commonly found include the [[American robin]],<ref name="t-migratorius">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=turdmigr|title=Turdus migratorius|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 23, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213063241/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=turdmigr|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[common starling]], finches ([[Black rosy finch|black rosy]],<ref name="l-atrata">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=leucatra|title=Leucosticte atrata|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213135645/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=leucatra|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cassin's finch|Cassin's]],<ref name="c-cassinii">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=carpcass|title=Carpodacus cassinii|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=June 24, 2017|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214041445/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=carpcass|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[American goldfinch|goldfinch]]),<ref name="c-tristis">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=cardtris|title=Carduelis tristis|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 23, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213063147/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=cardtris|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[black-billed magpie]],<ref name="p-hudsonia">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=picapica|title=Pica hudsonia|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213135802/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=picapica|url-status=live}}</ref> [[mourning dove]]s,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two Doves |url=https://www.alpinenaturecenter.org/two-doves.html |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=ALPINE NATURE CENTER |language=en}}</ref> sparrows ([[house sparrow|house]], [[American tree sparrow|tree]],<ref name="s-arborea">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=spizarbo|title=Spizella arborea|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 23, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213063257/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=spizarbo|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Black-chinned sparrow|black-chinned]],<ref name="s-atrogularis">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=spizatro|title=Spizella atrogularis|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213140048/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=spizatro|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Black-throated sparrow|black-throated]],<ref name="a-bilineata">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=amphbili|title=Amphispiza bilineata|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213140215/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=amphbili|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Brewer's sparrow|Brewer's]],<ref name="s-breweri">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=spizbrew|title=Spizella breweri|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213230653/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=spizbrew|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Chipping sparrow|chipping]]),<ref name="s-passerina">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=spizpass|title=Spizella passerina|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=June 24, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215221910/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=spizpass|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Clark's grebe]],<ref name="a-clarki">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=aechclar|title=Aechmophorus clarki|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=June 24, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215222007/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=aechclar|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[ferruginous hawk]], geese ([[Snow goose|snow]], [[Cackling goose|cackling]],<ref name="b-hutchinsii">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=branhutc|title=Branta hutchinsii|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214041153/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=branhutc|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Canada goose|Canada]]),<ref name="b-canadensis">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=brancana|title=Branta canadensis|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214041249/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=brancana|url-status=live}}</ref> eagles ([[Golden eagle|golden]] and [[Bald eagle|bald]]),<ref name="h-leucocephalus">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=halileuc|title=Haliaeetus leucocephalus|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 23, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213063713/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=halileuc|url-status=live}}</ref> [[California quail]],<ref name="c-californica">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=callcali|title=Callipepla californica|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214041235/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=callcali|url-status=live}}</ref> [[mountain bluebird]], and hummingbirds ([[Calliope hummingbird|calliope]],<ref name="s-calliope">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=stelcall|title=Stellula calliope|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214041242/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=stelcall|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Black-chinned hummingbird|black-chinned]],<ref name="a-alexandri">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=archalex|title=Archilochus alexandri|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213135843/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=archalex|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Broad-tailed hummingbird|broad-tailed]]).<ref name="s-platycercus">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=selaplat|title=Selasphorus platycercus|publisher=[[Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]]|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214040937/http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=selaplat|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Invertebrates====
[[File:Latrodectus hesperus (F Theridiidae).jpg|thumb|right|Western black widow spider]]
{{main|List of arachnids of Utah|List of butterflies and moths of Utah|List of mollusks of Utah}}

Utah is host to a wide variety of [[arachnid]]s, [[insect]]s, [[mollusk]]s, and other [[invertebrate]]s. Arachnids include the [[Centruroides exilicauda|Arizona bark scorpion]],<ref name="usu-scorpion-facts">{{cite web|url=http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/factsheet/ENT-68-08.pdf|title=Utah Pests Fact Sheet: Scorpions|publisher=[[Utah State University]] Extension Service|access-date=May 22, 2017|archive-date=May 22, 2017|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6qe6jAaLp?url=http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1947|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Latrodectus hesperus|Western black widow spiders]],<ref name="nhmu-bugs">{{cite web|url=https://nhmu.utah.edu/bugs-utah|title=Bugs of Utah|publisher=[[Natural History Museum of Utah]]|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701201747/https://nhmu.utah.edu/bugs-utah|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Xysticus discursans|crab spiders]],<ref name="nmsu-entelegynae-page-3">{{cite web|url=http://aces.nmsu.edu/academics/spiders/entelegynes3.html|title=The Spiders of the Arid Southwest - Taxonomic Section - Entelegynae (page 3)|publisher=[[New Mexico State University]] College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences|access-date=May 22, 2017|archive-date=November 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126145033/http://aces.nmsu.edu/academics/spiders/entelegynes3.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[hobo spider]]s (''Tegenaria agrestis''),<ref name="usu-top-20-arachnids">{{cite web|url=http://utahpests.usu.edu/uppdl/htm/top-20-arachnids|title=Top 20 Arachnids|publisher=[[Utah State University]] Extension Service|access-date=May 22, 2017|archive-date=May 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521052156/http://utahpests.usu.edu/uppdl/htm/top-20-arachnids|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pholcus phalangioides|cellar spiders]], [[Agelenopsis|American grass spiders]], [[woodlouse spider]]s.<ref name="nhmu-bugs"/> Several spiders found in Utah are often mistaken for the [[brown recluse spider]], including the [[Loxosceles deserta|desert recluse spider]] (found only in [[Washington County, Utah|Washington County]]), the cellar spider, and [[Southern house spider|crevice weaving spiders]].<ref name="usuext 20 arachnids">{{cite web |url=https://extension.usu.edu/pests/uppdl/top-20-arachnids |title=Top 20 Arachnids |publisher=[[Utah State University]] Extension Office |access-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129051733/https://extension.usu.edu/pests/uppdl/top-20-arachnids |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ksl recluse 20151010">{{cite news |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/36882486/5-of-the-most-common-spiders-in-utah |title=5 of the most common spiders in Utah |date=October 10, 2015 |first=Natalie |last=Crofts |work=[[KSL-TV]] |access-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316004147/https://www.ksl.com/article/36882486/5-of-the-most-common-spiders-in-utah |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="desnews 19921125">{{cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/1992/11/25/19018756/arachnophobia-or-not-utahns-should-look-upon-spiders-as-friends |title=Arachnophobia or not, Utahns should look upon spiders as friends |date=November 25, 1992 |first=Larry A. |last=Sagers |work=[[Deseret News]] |access-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210316004511/https://www.deseret.com/1992/11/25/19018756/arachnophobia-or-not-utahns-should-look-upon-spiders-as-friends |url-status=live }}</ref>  The brown recluse spider has not been officially confirmed in Utah {{as of|2020|06|alt=as of summer 2020}}.<ref name="usuext summer 2020">{{cite web |url=https://extension.usu.edu/pests/files/up-newsletter/2020/UtahPestsNews-summer20.pdf |title=Murder Hornet Madness |date=2020 |issue=Summer |quote=And finally, false reports of brown recluse spiders incite fear in Utah residents (only the desert recluse spider, found in Washington County, exists in Utah). |page=7 |publisher=[[Utah State University]] Extension Office |access-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115151806/https://extension.usu.edu/pests/files/up-newsletter/2020/UtahPestsNews-summer20.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

One of the rarest insects in Utah is the [[Cicindela albissima|Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle]], found only in [[Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park]], near [[Kanab, Utah|Kanab]].<ref name="usfws-tiger-beetle">{{cite web|url=https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?spcode=I0EW |title=Species Profile for Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle (Cicindela albissima) |publisher=[[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]] |access-date=May 18, 2017 |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525081829/https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?spcode=I0EW |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was proposed in 2012 to be listed as a threatened species,<ref name="2012 tiger beetle proposal">{{cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-02/pdf/2012-23741.pdf |title=Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle and Designation of Critical Habitat; Proposed Rule |date=October 2, 2012 |access-date=May 18, 2017 |publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]] |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525081830/https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-02/pdf/2012-23741.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> but the proposal was not accepted.<ref name="2012 tiger beetle withdrawal">{{cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-02/pdf/2013-23165.pdf |title=Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of the Proposed Rule To List Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle and Designate Critical Habitat; Proposed Rule |date=October 2, 2013 |access-date=May 18, 2017 |publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]] |archive-date=May 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506184803/https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-02/pdf/2013-23165.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other insects include [[Melanoplus sanguinipes|grasshoppers]],<ref name="usu-grasshoppers">{{cite web|url=http://vegetableguide.usu.edu/insects/cucurbits-melon/grasshoppers|title=Grasshoppers|publisher=[[Utah State University]] Extension Services|access-date=May 22, 2017|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106154353/http://vegetableguide.usu.edu/insects/cucurbits-melon/grasshoppers|url-status=live}}</ref> [[green stink bug]]s,<ref name="usu-stinkbugs">{{cite web|url=http://vegetableguide.usu.edu/insects/tomato-pepper-eggplant/stink-bugs|title=Stink Bugs|publisher=[[Utah State University]] Extension Service|access-date=May 22, 2017|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106154439/http://vegetableguide.usu.edu/insects/tomato-pepper-eggplant/stink-bugs|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Army cutworm]],<ref name="usu-potato-cutworm">{{cite web|url=http://vegetableguide.usu.edu/insects/potato/cutworms|title=Cutworms|publisher=[[Utah State University]] Extension Services|access-date=May 22, 2017|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106154408/http://vegetableguide.usu.edu/insects/potato/cutworms|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[monarch butterfly]],<ref name="butterfly-site-utah">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebutterflysite.com/utah-butterflies.shtml|title=List of Butterflies of Utah|publisher=The Butterfly Site|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-date=June 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615131854/http://www.thebutterflysite.com/utah-butterflies.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Speyeria mormonia|Mormon fritillary butterfly]].<ref name="butterfly-site-utah"/> The [[Hyles lineata|white-lined sphinx]] moth is common to most of the United States, but there have been reported outbreaks of large groups of their larvae damaging tomato, grape and garden crops in Utah.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Hyles-lineata|title=White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) {{!}} Butterflies and Moths of North America|website=www.butterfliesandmoths.org|language=en|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821125506/https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Hyles-lineata|archive-date=August 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Four or five species of [[firefly]] are also found across the state.<ref name="daily herald fireflies">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/south/spanish-fork/spanish-fork-resident-shows-off-fireflies-for-community/article_ec3dfc61-d033-559b-8889-34b8e2caeca1.html |title=Spanish Fork resident shows off fireflies for community |first=Katie |last=England |date=June 10, 2018 |work=[[Daily Herald (Utah)|The Daily Herald]] |access-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612203739/https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/south/spanish-fork/spanish-fork-resident-shows-off-fireflies-for-community/article_ec3dfc61-d033-559b-8889-34b8e2caeca1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2009, [[Africanized honeybee]]s were found in southern Utah.<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/02/africanized_bees_found_in_utah.html African bees found in Utah for the first time] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912145440/http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/02/africanized_bees_found_in_utah.html |date=September 12, 2016 }}. Associated Press. February 12, 2009</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ag.utah.gov/news/africanmainpage.html |title=Utah Department of Agriculture and Food |publisher=Ag.utah.gov |access-date=October 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020154420/http://ag.utah.gov/news/africanmainpage.html |archive-date=October 20, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The bees had spread into eight counties in Utah, as far north as [[Grand County, Utah|Grand]] and [[Emery County, Utah|Emery]] counties by May 2017.<ref name="ksl 20170518">{{cite news |url=http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44294722&nid=148&title=killer-bees-now-documented-in-8-utah-counties |title=Killer bees now documented in 8 Utah counties |date=May 18, 2017 |first=Becky |last=Wright |work=[[KSL-TV]] |access-date=May 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520212841/http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44294722&nid=148&title=killer-bees-now-documented-in-8-utah-counties |archive-date=May 20, 2017}}</ref>

===Vegetation===
{{main|List of flora of Utah}}
[[File:FallPando02.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pando (tree)|Pando]], considered one of the heaviest and oldest organisms on Earth.<ref name="MittonGrant1996">{{cite journal |last1=Mitton |first1=Jeffry B. |last2=Grant |first2=Michael C. |title=Genetic Variation and the Natural History of Quaking Aspen |journal=BioScience |date=1996 |volume=46 |issue=1 |pages=25–31 |doi=10.2307/1312652 |doi-access=free |jstor=1312652 | issn = 0006-3568 }}</ref><ref name="mock et al 2008">{{Cite journal|last1=Mock|first1=K. E.|last2=Rowe|first2=C. A.|last3=Hooten|first3=M. B.|last4=Dewoody|first4=J.|last5=Hipkins|first5=V. D.|date=November 2008|title=Clonal dynamics in western North American aspen (Populus tremuloides)|journal=Molecular Ecology|language=en|volume=17|issue=22|pages=4827–4844|doi=10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03963.x|pmid=19140975|bibcode=2008MolEc..17.4827M |s2cid=1425039}}</ref>]]
[[File:Mojave2.jpg|thumb|[[Yucca brevifolia|Joshua trees]], [[yucca]]s, and [[Cylindropuntia|cholla]] cactus occupy the far southwest corner of the state in the [[Mojave Desert]]]]
Several thousand plants are native to Utah,<ref name="udwr-plants">{{cite web|url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/SearchSelection.asp?Group=PLANT&Species=PLANT |title=Plants |access-date=May 18, 2017 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525085006/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/SearchSelection.asp?Group=PLANT&Species=PLANT |url-status=dead }}</ref> including a variety of trees, shrubs, cacti, herbaceous plants, and grasses. {{As of|2018}}, there are 3,930 species of plants in Utah, with 3,128 of those being indigenous and 792 being introduced through various means.<ref name="sltrib 20180507 myrtle invasive">{{cite web |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/05/07/how-a-waterwise-ornamental-plant-has-taken-over-wasatch-foothills/ |title=How a 'waterwise' ornamental plant has taken over Wasatch foothills |first=Brian |last=Maffly |date=May 7, 2018 |access-date=July 21, 2020 |work=[[Salt Lake Tribune]] |archive-date=July 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721220511/https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/05/07/how-a-waterwise-ornamental-plant-has-taken-over-wasatch-foothills/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Common trees include pines/piñons ([[Abies concolor|white fir]], [[Pinus edulis|Colorado]], [[Pinus monophylla|single-leaf]], [[Pinus longaeva|Great Basin bristlecone]], [[Pinus ponderosa|ponderosa]], [[Picea engelmannii|Engelmann spruce]], [[Pinus flexilis|Rocky Mountain white]]), and [[Acer grandidentatum]], [[Populus tremuloides|quaking aspen]], [[Acer grandidentatum|bigtooth maple]], [[Juniperus osteosperma|Utah juniper]], [[Alnus incana|speckled alder]], [[Betula occidentalis|red birch]], [[Gambel oak]], [[Chilopsis linearis|desert willow]], [[blue spruce]], and [[Yucca brevifolia|Joshua trees]]. Utah has a number of named trees, including the [[Jardine Juniper]], [[Pando (tree)|Pando]],<ref name="MittonGrant1996"/><ref name="mock et al 2008"/> and the [[Thousand Mile Tree]]. Shrubs include a number of different [[Ephedra (medicine)|ephedra]]s ([[Ephedra aspera|pitamoreal]], [[Ephedra cutleri|Navajo]], [[Ephedra fasciculata|Arizona]], [[Ephedra nevadensis|Nevada]], [[Ephedra torreyana|Torrey's jointfir]], and [[Ephedra viridis|green Mormon tea]]), sagebrushes ([[Artemisia arbuscula|little]], [[Artemisia bigelovii|Bigelow]], [[Artemisia cana|silver]], [[Artemisia michauxiana|Michaux's wormwood]], [[Artemisia nova|black]], [[Artemisia pygmaea|pygmy]], [[Artemisia spinescens|bud]], and [[Artemisia tridentata|Great Basin]]), [[Sambucus cerulea|blue elderberry]], [[Amelanchier utahensis|Utah serviceberry]], [[Prunus virginiana|chokecherry]], and [[Rhus trilobata|skunkbush sumac]]. [[Toxicodendron diversilobum|Western poison oak]], [[Toxicodendron vernix|poison sumac]], and [[Toxicodendron rydbergii|western poison ivy]] are all found in Utah.<ref name="utah-health 20140701">{{cite web|url=https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2014/07/070214_poisonous-plants.php|title=Protect Yourself From Poisonous Plants|author=University of Utah Health Office of Public Affairs|date=July 1, 2014|access-date=March 15, 2021|archive-date=October 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003034708/https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2014/07/070214_poisonous-plants.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are many varieties of cacti in Utah's varied deserts, especially in the southern and western parts of the state. Some of these include [[Opuntia engelmannii|desert prickly pear]], [[Ferocactus cylindraceus|California barrel cactus]], [[Mammillaria tetrancistra|fishhook cactus]], [[Cylindropuntia|cholla]], [[Opuntia basilaris|beavertail prickly pear]], and [[Sclerocactus wetlandicus|Uinta Basin hookless cactus]]. Despite the desert climate, many different grasses are found in Utah, including [[Eriocoma arida|Mormon needlegrass]], [[Pseudoroegneria spicata|bluebunch wheatgrass]], [[Puccinellia simplex|western alkali grass]], [[Elymus elymoides|squirreltail]], [[Distichlis spicata|desert saltgrass]], and [[Bromus tectorum|cheatgrass]].

Several invasive species of plants are considered [[noxious weed]]s by the state, including [[Cynodon dactylon|Bermuda grass]], [[Convolvulus|field bindweed]], [[Hyoscyamus niger|henbane]], [[Aegilops cylindrica|jointed goatgrass]], [[Cirsium arvense|Canada thistle]], [[Linaria dalmatica|Balkan]] and [[Linaria vulgaris|common toadflax]], [[Arundo donax|giant cane]], [[Elymus repens|couch grass]], [[Hypericum perforatum|St. John's wort]], [[Conium maculatum|hemlock]], [[Imperata cylindrica|sword grass]], [[Elaeagnus angustifolia|Russian olive]], [[Euphorbia myrsinites|myrtle spurge]], [[Reynoutria japonica|Japanese knotweed]], [[Tamarix ramosissima|salt cedar]], and [[Tribulus terrestris|goat's head]].<ref name="utah official noxious weed list">{{cite web |url=https://ag.utah.gov/farmers/plants-industry/noxious-weed-control-resources/state-of-utah-noxious-weed-list/ |title=State of Utah Noxious Weed List |date=June 6, 2019 |access-date=July 21, 2020 |publisher=Utah Department of Agriculture and Food |archive-date=January 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122094445/https://ag.utah.gov/farmers/plants-industry/noxious-weed-control-resources/state-of-utah-noxious-weed-list/ |url-status=live}}</ref>