Butterflies Flying in Arizona in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arizona in April in our iNaturalist sample; 6 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in April

Marine Blue1,083 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail628 obs.

Empress Leilia526 obs.

Texan Crescent461 obs.

Checkered White438 obs.

Queen425 obs.

Gray Buckeye405 obs.

Gray Hairstreak383 obs.

Painted Lady331 obs.

Gulf Fritillary283 obs.

Dainty Sulphur248 obs.

Western Giant Swallowtail241 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arizona in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	1,083	May (rising)
2	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	628	Sep (rising)
3	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	526	Oct (rising)
4	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	461	Apr (peak)
5	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	438	Apr (peak)
6	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	425	Sep (rising)
7	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	405	May (rising)
8	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	383	Sep (rising)
9	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	331	Aug (rising)
10	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	283	Sep (rising)
11	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	248	Oct (rising)
12	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	241	Oct (rising)
13	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	223	Apr (peak)
14	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	210	Aug (rising)
15	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	196	Aug (rising)
16	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	190	Jul (rising)
17	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	183	Aug (rising)
18	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	177	Sep (rising)
19	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	166	Sep (rising)
20	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	165	Sep (rising)
21	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	164	Sep (rising)
22	California Patch	Chlosyne californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	145	Sep (rising)
23	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	132	Apr (peak)
24	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	124	Aug (rising)
25	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	124	May (rising)
26	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	119	Oct (rising)
27	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Mar (past peak)
28	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	113	Oct (rising)
29	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	110	Sep (rising)
30	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	105	Mar (past peak)
31	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Aug (rising)
32	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	89	Sep (rising)
33	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	88	Apr (peak)
34	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	79	Oct (rising)
35	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	75	Aug (rising)
36	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	71	Sep (rising)
37	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	65	Mar (past peak)
38	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	64	Oct (rising)
39	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	57	Jun (rising)
40	Mournful Duskywing	Erynnis tristis	Skippers	55	Aug (rising)
41	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Oct (rising)
42	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	47	Aug (rising)
43	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	May (rising)
44	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	43	Sep (rising)
45	Variable Checkerspot	Euphydryas chalcedona	Brush-footed Butterflies	39	Apr (peak)
46	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	32	Oct (rising)
47	Northern White-Skipper	Heliopetes ericetorum	Skippers	31	May (rising)
48	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	30	Mar (past peak)
49	Desert Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius philetas	Skippers	28	Oct (rising)
50	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	24	Jul (rising)