Butterflies Flying in New Mexico in April (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New Mexico in April in our iNaturalist sample; 4 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in April

Painted Lady256 obs.

Mourning Cloak232 obs.

Checkered White230 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail217 obs.

Small White125 obs.

Marine Blue124 obs.

Variegated Fritillary111 obs.

Juniper Hairstreak98 obs.

Hoary Comma89 obs.

Gray Hairstreak88 obs.

Sleepy Duskywing84 obs.

Mylitta Crescent76 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Mexico in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	256	Jul (rising)
2	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	232	Jun (rising)
3	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	230	Jul (rising)
4	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	217	Jul (rising)
5	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	125	May (rising)
6	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	124	May (rising)
7	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	111	Jul (rising)
8	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	98	Jul (rising)
9	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	89	Jul (rising)
10	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	88	Jul (rising)
11	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	84	Apr (peak)
12	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	76	Apr (peak)
13	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	54	Oct (rising)
14	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	Jul (rising)
15	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Apr (peak)
16	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Apr (peak)
17	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	41	Jul (rising)
18	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	May (rising)
19	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	39	Jul (rising)
20	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	32	May (rising)
21	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Aug (rising)
22	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	30	Jul (rising)
23	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Aug (rising)
24	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	29	Jun (rising)
25	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	26	Jun (rising)
26	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	25	Aug (rising)
27	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	25	Jul (rising)
28	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	24	Jul (rising)
29	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	23	Sep (rising)
30	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	22	Aug (rising)
31	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	May (rising)
32	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Jul (rising)
33	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	20	Aug (rising)
34	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Jul (rising)
35	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	18	Aug (rising)
36	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	May (rising)
37	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jul (rising)
38	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	15	Jul (rising)
39	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	Sep (rising)
40	Western Pine Elfin	Callophrys eryphon	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	14	May (rising)
41	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Aug (rising)
42	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Oct (rising)
43	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	11	Oct (rising)
44	Western Tailed-blue	Everes amyntula	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	11	May (rising)
45	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	11	Jun (rising)
46	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	11	Jul (rising)
47	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Aug (rising)
48	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Oct (rising)
49	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Aug (rising)
50	Northern Cloudywing	Cecropterus pylades	Skippers	8	Jun (rising)