Butterflies Flying in Arizona in November (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in Arizona in November in our iNaturalist sample; 1 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top butterflies in November

Queen830 obs.

American Snout534 obs.

Painted Lady513 obs.

Western Pygmy-Blue409 obs.

Monarch392 obs.

Dainty Sulphur377 obs.

Texan Crescent260 obs.

Empress Leilia241 obs.

Sleepy Orange207 obs.

Fiery Skipper183 obs.

Southern Dogface169 obs.

Ceraunus Blue168 obs.

All butterflies flying in Arizona in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	830	Sep (past peak)
2	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	534	Sep (past peak)
3	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	513	Aug (past peak)
4	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	409	Oct (past peak)
5	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	392	Oct (past peak)
6	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	377	Oct (past peak)
7	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	260	Apr (past peak)
8	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	241	Oct (past peak)
9	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	207	Sep (past peak)
10	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	183	Sep (past peak)
11	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	169	Oct (past peak)
12	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	168	Aug (past peak)
13	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	161	Sep (past peak)
14	Fatal Metalmark	Calephelis nemesis	Metalmark Butterflies	160	Sep (past peak)
15	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	132	Aug (past peak)
16	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	117	Oct (past peak)
17	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	114	May (past peak)
18	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	112	Aug (past peak)
19	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	97	Oct (past peak)
20	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	97	May (past peak)
21	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	91	Sep (past peak)
22	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	86	Apr (past peak)
23	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Mar (past peak)
24	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	83	Aug (past peak)
25	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	75	Sep (past peak)
26	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	73	Sep (past peak)
27	Western Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides rumiko	Swallowtails and Parnassians	69	Oct (past peak)
28	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	65	Apr (past peak)
29	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	57	Sep (past peak)
30	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	49	Aug (past peak)
31	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Sep (past peak)
32	White Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius albezens	Skippers	37	Oct (past peak)
33	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon istapa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	Oct (past peak)
34	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	32	Sep (past peak)
35	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	31	Oct (past peak)
36	Dorantes Longtail	Cecropterus dorantes	Skippers	31	Sep (past peak)
37	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	30	May (past peak)
38	Common Mestra	Mestra amymone	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Nov (peak)
39	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Aug (past peak)
40	Lyside Sulphur	Kricogonia lyside	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	16	Jul (past peak)
41	Desert Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius philetas	Skippers	15	Oct (past peak)
42	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Jul (past peak)
43	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	12	Aug (past peak)
44	Clouded Skipper	Lerema accius	Skippers	12	Aug (past peak)
45	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	11	Sep (past peak)
46	Large Orange Sulphur	Phoebis agarithe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Oct (past peak)
47	Southern Skipperling	Oarisma minima	Skippers	11	Sep (past peak)
48	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	10	Jul (past peak)
49	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Sep (past peak)
50	Great Southern White	Ascia monuste	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	7	Sep (past peak)