Butterflies Flying in Arizona in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arizona in August in our iNaturalist sample; 11 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in August

Queen1,221 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail984 obs.

American Snout976 obs.

Bordered Patch847 obs.

Ceraunus Blue690 obs.

Painted Lady600 obs.

Sleepy Orange542 obs.

Arizona Sister542 obs.

Marine Blue539 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail466 obs.

Variegated Fritillary415 obs.

Empress Leilia403 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arizona in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	1,221	Sep (rising)
2	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	984	Sep (rising)
3	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	976	Sep (rising)
4	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	847	Aug (peak)
5	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	690	Aug (peak)
6	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	600	Aug (peak)
7	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	542	Sep (rising)
8	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	542	Aug (peak)
9	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	539	May (past peak)
10	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	466	Aug (peak)
11	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	415	Aug (peak)
12	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	403	Oct (rising)
13	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	390	Jul (past peak)
14	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	362	Aug (peak)
15	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	328	Sep (rising)
16	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	328	Aug (peak)
17	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	314	Aug (peak)
18	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	276	Sep (rising)
19	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	265	Sep (rising)
20	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	251	Sep (rising)
21	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	250	Oct (rising)
22	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	246	Sep (rising)
23	Taxiles Skipper	Lon taxiles	Skippers	238	Jul (past peak)
24	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	223	Oct (rising)
25	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	196	Sep (rising)
26	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	178	Oct (rising)
27	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	147	Apr (past peak)
28	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	141	May (past peak)
29	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	136	Oct (rising)
30	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	132	Sep (rising)
31	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	130	Apr (past peak)
32	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	128	Oct (rising)
33	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	125	Sep (rising)
34	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	116	Sep (rising)
35	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	112	Oct (rising)
36	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	106	Apr (past peak)
37	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	106	Jul (past peak)
38	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	103	Jun (past peak)
39	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	73	Sep (rising)
40	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	67	Jul (past peak)
41	Mournful Duskywing	Erynnis tristis	Skippers	65	Aug (peak)
42	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	59	May (past peak)
43	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	59	Sep (rising)
44	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Apr (past peak)
45	Theona Checkerspot	Chlosyne theona	Brush-footed Butterflies	53	Aug (peak)
46	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	46	Jun (past peak)
47	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Oct (rising)
48	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	33	May (past peak)
49	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	31	Jul (past peak)
50	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	29	Oct (rising)