Butterflies Flying in New Mexico in July (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New Mexico in July in our iNaturalist sample; 30 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 July

Painted Lady635 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail421 obs.

Checkered White381 obs.

Taxiles Skipper377 obs.

Variegated Fritillary351 obs.

Weidemeyer's Admiral349 obs.

Black Swallowtail274 obs.

Juniper Hairstreak242 obs.

Marine Blue232 obs.

Gray Hairstreak229 obs.

Reakirt's Blue224 obs.

Mourning Cloak211 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Mexico in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	635	Jul (peak)
2	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	421	Jul (peak)
3	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	381	Jul (peak)
4	Taxiles Skipper	Lon taxiles	Skippers	377	Jul (peak)
5	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	351	Jul (peak)
6	Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii	Brush-footed Butterflies	349	Jul (peak)
7	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	274	Jul (peak)
8	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	242	Jul (peak)
9	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	232	May (past peak)
10	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	229	Jul (peak)
11	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	224	Jul (peak)
12	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	211	Jun (past peak)
13	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	197	Jul (peak)
14	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	177	Aug (rising)
15	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	168	Jul (peak)
16	Western Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio rutulus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	142	Jun (past peak)
17	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	140	Aug (rising)
18	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	135	Oct (rising)
19	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	120	Sep (rising)
20	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Jul (peak)
21	Pine White	Neophasia menapia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	114	Jul (peak)
22	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	111	Jul (peak)
23	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	110	Jul (peak)
24	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	Skippers	109	Jul (peak)
25	Small Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis oetus	Brush-footed Butterflies	98	Jul (peak)
26	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	94	May (past peak)
27	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	Skippers	89	Jun (past peak)
28	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	Brush-footed Butterflies	85	Jun (past peak)
29	Common Wood-Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	Brush-footed Butterflies	84	Jul (peak)
30	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	Brush-footed Butterflies	80	Jul (peak)
31	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	76	Jul (peak)
32	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	72	Jul (peak)
33	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	64	Jul (peak)
34	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	62	Aug (rising)
35	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	61	Jul (peak)
36	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	60	Aug (rising)
37	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	Skippers	59	Jul (peak)
38	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	57	Aug (rising)
39	Rocky Mountain Parnassian	Parnassius smintheus	Swallowtails and Parnassians	55	Jul (peak)
40	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	51	May (past peak)
41	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	50	Oct (rising)
42	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	Jul (peak)
43	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	46	May (past peak)
44	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Oct (rising)
45	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Apr (past peak)
46	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	44	Oct (rising)
47	Greenish Blue	Icaricia saepiolus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	44	Jul (peak)
48	Mormon Fritillary	Argynnis mormonia	Brush-footed Butterflies	44	Jul (peak)
49	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	37	May (past peak)
50	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	37	Jul (peak)