Butterflies Flying in Arizona in December (56 Species)

56 butterflies were recorded flying in Arizona in December in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 December

Queen526 obs.

Painted Lady382 obs.

American Snout305 obs.

Monarch264 obs.

Western Pygmy-Blue187 obs.

Dainty Sulphur176 obs.

Sleepy Orange150 obs.

Texan Crescent112 obs.

Ceraunus Blue111 obs.

Gulf Fritillary109 obs.

Reakirt's Blue95 obs.

Red Admiral86 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arizona in December

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	526	Sep (past peak)
2	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	382	Aug (past peak)
3	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	305	Sep (past peak)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	264	Oct (past peak)
5	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	187	Oct (past peak)
6	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	176	Oct (past peak)
7	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	150	Sep (past peak)
8	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	112	Apr (past peak)
9	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	111	Aug (past peak)
10	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	109	Sep (past peak)
11	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	95	Aug (past peak)
12	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	86	Mar (past peak)
13	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	78	May (past peak)
14	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	78	Oct (past peak)
15	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	76	Oct (past peak)
16	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	68	Sep (past peak)
17	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	67	Sep (past peak)
18	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	64	Sep (past peak)
19	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	62	Apr (past peak)
20	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	May (past peak)
21	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	48	Sep (past peak)
22	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	39	Oct (past peak)
23	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	38	Sep (past peak)
24	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Aug (past peak)
25	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Apr (past peak)
26	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	28	Jul (past peak)
27	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	26	Sep (past peak)
28	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Sep (past peak)
29	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Oct (past peak)
30	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	19	Oct (past peak)
31	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	17	Oct (past peak)
32	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Aug (past peak)
33	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	14	Oct (past peak)
34	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	Oct (past peak)
35	Lyside Sulphur	Kricogonia lyside	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	9	Jul (past peak)
36	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	9	Sep (past peak)
37	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Oct (past peak)
38	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	8	Aug (past peak)
39	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	May (past peak)
40	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	7	Sep (past peak)
41	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Aug (past peak)
42	Desert Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius philetas	Skippers	5	Oct (past peak)
43	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Apr (past peak)
44	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Aug (past peak)
45	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	4	Apr (past peak)
46	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	3	Sep (past peak)
47	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Sep (past peak)
48	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Jul (past peak)
49	Little Yellow	Eurema lisa	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Oct (past peak)
50	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Aug (past peak)