Butterflies Flying in Arizona in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arizona in July in our iNaturalist sample; 9 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 July

Queen601 obs.

Taxiles Skipper548 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail545 obs.

Marine Blue506 obs.

Echo Azure436 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail289 obs.

Painted Lady284 obs.

Gray Hairstreak283 obs.

Ceraunus Blue283 obs.

Arizona Sister279 obs.

Sleepy Orange241 obs.

Bordered Patch225 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arizona in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	601	Sep (rising)
2	Taxiles Skipper	Lon taxiles	Skippers	548	Jul (peak)
3	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	545	Sep (rising)
4	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	506	May (past peak)
5	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	436	Jul (peak)
6	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	289	Aug (rising)
7	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	284	Aug (rising)
8	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	283	Sep (rising)
9	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	283	Aug (rising)
10	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	279	Aug (rising)
11	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	241	Sep (rising)
12	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	225	Aug (rising)
13	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	219	Oct (rising)
14	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	194	Sep (rising)
15	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	191	Aug (rising)
16	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	189	May (past peak)
17	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	185	Aug (rising)
18	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	184	Aug (rising)
19	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	174	Sep (rising)
20	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	164	Jun (past peak)
21	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	163	Sep (rising)
22	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	155	Jul (peak)
23	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	130	Apr (past peak)
24	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	120	Aug (rising)
25	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	120	Jul (peak)
26	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	116	Sep (rising)
27	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	97	Apr (past peak)
28	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	94	Oct (rising)
29	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	87	Oct (rising)
30	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	86	Apr (past peak)
31	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	83	Oct (rising)
32	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	77	Oct (rising)
33	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	75	Apr (past peak)
34	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	74	Sep (rising)
35	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	67	Oct (rising)
36	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	65	Jun (past peak)
37	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	65	Oct (rising)
38	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Sep (rising)
39	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	60	Sep (rising)
40	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	59	May (past peak)
41	Lyside Sulphur	Kricogonia lyside	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	56	Jul (peak)
42	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Sep (rising)
43	Pine White	Neophasia menapia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	52	Jul (peak)
44	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	51	Jul (peak)
45	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	47	Apr (past peak)
46	Mournful Duskywing	Erynnis tristis	Skippers	46	Aug (rising)
47	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Jul (peak)
48	Blue Copper	Tharsalea heteronea	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	45	Jul (peak)
49	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	44	Sep (rising)
50	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	May (past peak)