Butterflies Flying in New Mexico in August (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New Mexico in August in our iNaturalist sample; 10 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 August

Painted Lady529 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail351 obs.

Monarch278 obs.

Western Pygmy-Blue249 obs.

Variegated Fritillary202 obs.

Queen186 obs.

Reakirt's Blue171 obs.

Arizona Sister170 obs.

Black Swallowtail160 obs.

Checkered White159 obs.

Fiery Skipper150 obs.

Sleepy Orange149 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Mexico in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	529	Jul (past peak)
2	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	351	Jul (past peak)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	278	Aug (peak)
4	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	249	Sep (rising)
5	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	202	Jul (past peak)
6	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	186	Aug (peak)
7	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	171	Jul (past peak)
8	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	170	Aug (peak)
9	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	160	Jul (past peak)
10	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	159	Jul (past peak)
11	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	150	Oct (rising)
12	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	149	Jul (past peak)
13	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	146	Aug (peak)
14	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	134	Jul (past peak)
15	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	126	Oct (rising)
16	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	110	Jul (past peak)
17	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	101	Jun (past peak)
18	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Jul (past peak)
19	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	92	Aug (peak)
20	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	87	May (past peak)
21	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	83	Aug (peak)
22	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	78	Oct (rising)
23	Taxiles Skipper	Lon taxiles	Skippers	72	Jul (past peak)
24	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	71	May (past peak)
25	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Jul (past peak)
26	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	58	Jul (past peak)
27	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Jul (past peak)
28	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	51	May (past peak)
29	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	50	Aug (peak)
30	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Aug (peak)
31	Pine White	Neophasia menapia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	45	Jul (past peak)
32	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Jul (past peak)
33	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	43	Jul (past peak)
34	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	43	Sep (rising)
35	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	42	Jun (past peak)
36	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	42	Aug (peak)
37	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	41	Jul (past peak)
38	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	40	Jul (past peak)
39	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	39	Jul (past peak)
40	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	34	Jul (past peak)
41	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	34	Apr (past peak)
42	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	34	Oct (rising)
43	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Jul (past peak)
44	Woodland Skipper	Ochlodes sylvanoides	Skippers	31	Aug (peak)
45	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Jul (past peak)
46	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	31	Jul (past peak)
47	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	31	Oct (rising)
48	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	29	May (past peak)
49	Mormon Fritillary	Argynnis mormonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	29	Jul (past peak)
50	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	28	May (past peak)