Butterflies Flying in New Mexico in November (45 Species)

45 butterflies were recorded flying in New Mexico in November in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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

Western Pygmy-Blue137 obs.

Painted Lady82 obs.

Dainty Sulphur78 obs.

Reakirt's Blue66 obs.

Sleepy Orange52 obs.

American Snout48 obs.

Orange Sulphur35 obs.

Variegated Fritillary33 obs.

Checkered White29 obs.

Mexican Yellow27 obs.

Monarch24 obs.

Small White21 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Mexico in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	137	Sep (past peak)
2	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	82	Jul (past peak)
3	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	78	Oct (past peak)
4	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	66	Jul (past peak)
5	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	52	Jul (past peak)
6	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	48	Oct (past peak)
7	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	35	Jul (past peak)
8	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	Jul (past peak)
9	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	29	Jul (past peak)
10	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	27	Oct (past peak)
11	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Aug (past peak)
12	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	21	May (past peak)
13	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	18	Oct (past peak)
14	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Aug (past peak)
15	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Oct (past peak)
16	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	13	May (past peak)
17	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	12	Oct (past peak)
18	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jul (past peak)
19	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	8	Jun (past peak)
20	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	8	Sep (past peak)
21	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (past peak)
22	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	6	Jul (past peak)
23	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Jul (past peak)
24	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	5	Jul (past peak)
25	Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Brush-footed Butterflies	5	Sep (past peak)
26	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	4	Aug (past peak)
27	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Aug (past peak)
28	Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Brush-footed Butterflies	4	Aug (past peak)
29	Satyr Comma	Polygonia satyrus	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Jul (past peak)
30	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	3	Apr (past peak)
31	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	3	Aug (past peak)
32	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
33	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
34	Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	Skippers	2	Aug (past peak)
35	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Jul (past peak)
36	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	2	Aug (past peak)
37	Common Mestra	Mestra amymone	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Oct (past peak)
38	Vesta Crescent	Phyciodes graphica	Brush-footed Butterflies	2	Sep (past peak)
39	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	2	Sep (past peak)
40	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
41	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Jul (past peak)
42	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	1	Jun (past peak)
43	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	1	Jul (past peak)
44	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	1	Aug (past peak)
45	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	1	Sep (past peak)