Butterflies Flying in New Mexico in March (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New Mexico in March 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.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top butterflies in March

Mourning Cloak191 obs.

Painted Lady115 obs.

Checkered White62 obs.

Gray Hairstreak59 obs.

Hoary Comma45 obs.

Small White41 obs.

Mylitta Crescent35 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail34 obs.

Funereal Duskywing31 obs.

Pipevine Swallowtail28 obs.

Variegated Fritillary24 obs.

Sleepy Duskywing23 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Mexico in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	191	Jun (rising)
2	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	115	Jul (rising)
3	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	62	Jul (rising)
4	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	59	Jul (rising)
5	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	45	Jul (rising)
6	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	41	May (rising)
7	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	35	Apr (rising)
8	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	34	Jul (rising)
9	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	31	Jul (rising)
10	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	28	Jun (rising)
11	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Jul (rising)
12	Sleepy Duskywing	Erynnis brizo	Skippers	23	Apr (rising)
13	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	23	Apr (rising)
14	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	Oct (rising)
15	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (rising)
16	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	16	Jul (rising)
17	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	14	Jul (rising)
18	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	13	Oct (rising)
19	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Jul (rising)
20	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	12	Jul (rising)
21	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	11	Sep (rising)
22	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Aug (rising)
23	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	10	Jul (rising)
24	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	10	Aug (rising)
25	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	10	May (rising)
26	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Aug (rising)
27	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jul (rising)
28	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	9	Sep (rising)
29	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	9	Jul (rising)
30	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	8	May (rising)
31	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Oct (rising)
32	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	7	Jul (rising)
33	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	7	Jul (rising)
34	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (rising)
35	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	6	May (rising)
36	Sagebrush Checkerspot	Chlosyne acastus	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Apr (rising)
37	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	5	Mar (peak)
38	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Jul (rising)
39	Margined White	Pieris marginalis	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Jul (rising)
40	Empress Leilia	Asterocampa leilia	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Oct (rising)
41	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	3	Oct (rising)
42	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Aug (rising)
43	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	3	Sep (rising)
44	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	May (rising)
45	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Aug (rising)
46	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Oct (rising)
47	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
48	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Aug (rising)
49	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	2	Oct (rising)
50	Texan Crescent	Anthanassa texana	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	May (rising)