Butterflies Flying in Arizona in January (51 Species)

51 butterflies were recorded flying in Arizona in January 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 January

Queen261 obs.

Painted Lady259 obs.

American Snout228 obs.

Monarch141 obs.

Sleepy Orange119 obs.

Dainty Sulphur97 obs.

Echo Azure92 obs.

Checkered White77 obs.

Gulf Fritillary65 obs.

Gray Hairstreak61 obs.

Mexican Yellow58 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail53 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arizona in January

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	261	Sep (rising)
2	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	259	Aug (rising)
3	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	228	Sep (rising)
4	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	141	Oct (rising)
5	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	119	Sep (rising)
6	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	97	Oct (rising)
7	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	92	Jul (rising)
8	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	77	Apr (rising)
9	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	Sep (rising)
10	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	61	Sep (rising)
11	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	58	Oct (rising)
12	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	53	Sep (rising)
13	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Apr (rising)
14	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	44	Oct (rising)
15	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	44	Oct (rising)
16	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	41	Sep (rising)
17	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	40	Aug (rising)
18	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	May (rising)
19	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	Aug (rising)
20	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	May (rising)
21	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Apr (rising)
22	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Mar (rising)
23	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Apr (rising)
24	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	22	Oct (rising)
25	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Aug (rising)
26	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	14	Sep (rising)
27	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	13	Sep (rising)
28	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	12	Sep (rising)
29	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Sep (rising)
30	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Aug (rising)
31	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Aug (rising)
32	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Oct (rising)
33	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Oct (rising)
34	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	7	Oct (rising)
35	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	7	Oct (rising)
36	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Jul (rising)
37	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Mar (rising)
38	California Patch	Chlosyne californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Sep (rising)
39	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Oct (rising)
40	Lyside Sulphur	Kricogonia lyside	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Jul (rising)
41	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	3	Sep (rising)
42	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	2	Sep (rising)
43	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	May (rising)
44	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jun (rising)
45	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	1	Sep (rising)
46	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Oct (rising)
47	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	1	Oct (rising)
48	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (rising)
49	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Aug (rising)
50	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	1	Jun (rising)