Butterflies Flying in Arizona in February (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arizona in February 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 February

Painted Lady301 obs.

American Snout263 obs.

Queen256 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail229 obs.

Gray Hairstreak182 obs.

Echo Azure168 obs.

Mourning Cloak153 obs.

Sleepy Orange148 obs.

Checkered White147 obs.

Texan Crescent139 obs.

Empress Leilia132 obs.

Dainty Sulphur121 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arizona in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	301	Aug (rising)
2	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	263	Sep (rising)
3	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	256	Sep (rising)
4	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	229	Sep (rising)
5	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	182	Sep (rising)
6	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	168	Jul (rising)
7	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	153	Apr (rising)
8	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	148	Sep (rising)
9	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	147	Apr (rising)
10	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	139	Apr (rising)
11	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	132	Oct (rising)
12	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	121	Oct (rising)
13	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Oct (rising)
14	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	96	Sep (rising)
15	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	86	Oct (rising)
16	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	79	Sep (rising)
17	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	73	Oct (rising)
18	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	57	Mar (rising)
19	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	56	Aug (rising)
20	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	55	May (rising)
21	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	54	Apr (rising)
22	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	51	May (rising)
23	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	41	Oct (rising)
24	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Mar (rising)
25	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	35	Oct (rising)
26	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	26	Sep (rising)
27	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	25	Sep (rising)
28	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	25	Sep (rising)
29	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Aug (rising)
30	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	23	Aug (rising)
31	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	21	Oct (rising)
32	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	May (rising)
33	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	17	Sep (rising)
34	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Sep (rising)
35	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	14	Aug (rising)
36	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	Aug (rising)
37	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	13	Aug (rising)
38	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jun (rising)
39	California Patch	Chlosyne californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Sep (rising)
40	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Jul (rising)
41	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Mar (rising)
42	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	11	Mar (rising)
43	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	10	Oct (rising)
44	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	8	Oct (rising)
45	Desert Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius philetas	Skippers	7	Oct (rising)
46	Mournful Duskywing	Erynnis tristis	Skippers	6	Aug (rising)
47	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	Apr (rising)
48	Variable Checkerspot	Euphydryas chalcedona	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Apr (rising)
49	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Oct (rising)
50	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	May (rising)