Butterflies Flying in Arizona in March (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arizona in March in our iNaturalist sample; 5 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 March

Pipevine Swallowtail577 obs.

Painted Lady476 obs.

Empress Leilia423 obs.

Texan Crescent401 obs.

Checkered White328 obs.

Marine Blue305 obs.

Queen291 obs.

American Snout228 obs.

Gray Buckeye222 obs.

Gray Hairstreak216 obs.

Echo Azure209 obs.

Mourning Cloak209 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arizona in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	577	Sep (rising)
2	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	476	Aug (rising)
3	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	423	Oct (rising)
4	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	401	Apr (rising)
5	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	328	Apr (rising)
6	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	305	May (rising)
7	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	291	Sep (rising)
8	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	228	Sep (rising)
9	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	222	May (rising)
10	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	216	Sep (rising)
11	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	209	Jul (rising)
12	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	209	Apr (rising)
13	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	201	Oct (rising)
14	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	187	Sep (rising)
15	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	160	Oct (rising)
16	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	153	Mar (peak)
17	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	133	Aug (rising)
18	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	132	Sep (rising)
19	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	130	Oct (rising)
20	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	125	Mar (peak)
21	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	124	Mar (peak)
22	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	110	Sep (rising)
23	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	104	Oct (rising)
24	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	102	Aug (rising)
25	California Patch	Chlosyne californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	102	Sep (rising)
26	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	98	Aug (rising)
27	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	96	Sep (rising)
28	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	93	Oct (rising)
29	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	86	Sep (rising)
30	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	84	Apr (rising)
31	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	75	Sep (rising)
32	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	66	Sep (rising)
33	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	63	Mar (peak)
34	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	63	Oct (rising)
35	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	60	Apr (rising)
36	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	52	May (rising)
37	Mournful Duskywing	Erynnis tristis	Skippers	50	Aug (rising)
38	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Aug (rising)
39	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	46	Oct (rising)
40	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	45	Oct (rising)
41	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	44	Sep (rising)
42	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	43	Aug (rising)
43	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Mar (peak)
44	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Jun (rising)
45	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	31	Aug (rising)
46	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	May (rising)
47	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	26	Jul (rising)
48	Variable Checkerspot	Euphydryas chalcedona	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Apr (rising)
49	Desert Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius philetas	Skippers	18	Oct (rising)
50	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	12	Oct (rising)