Butterflies Flying in New Mexico in September (60 Species)

60 butterflies were recorded flying in New Mexico in September 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 September

Western Pygmy-Blue360 obs.

Painted Lady260 obs.

Monarch227 obs.

Fiery Skipper175 obs.

Arizona Sister161 obs.

Variegated Fritillary149 obs.

Dainty Sulphur145 obs.

Queen134 obs.

Two-tailed Swallowtail121 obs.

Bordered Patch120 obs.

Checkered White119 obs.

Orange Sulphur117 obs.

All butterflies flying in New Mexico in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Western Pygmy-Blue	Brephidium exilis	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	360	Sep (peak)
2	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	Brush-footed Butterflies	260	Jul (past peak)
3	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	227	Aug (past peak)
4	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	Skippers	175	Oct (rising)
5	Arizona Sister	Adelpha eulalia	Brush-footed Butterflies	161	Aug (past peak)
6	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	Brush-footed Butterflies	149	Jul (past peak)
7	Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	145	Oct (rising)
8	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	134	Aug (past peak)
9	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	Swallowtails and Parnassians	121	Jul (past peak)
10	Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia	Brush-footed Butterflies	120	Aug (past peak)
11	Checkered White	Pontia protodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	119	Jul (past peak)
12	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	117	Jul (past peak)
13	Reakirt's Blue	Echinargus isola	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	101	Jul (past peak)
14	Sleepy Orange	Eurema nicippe	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	100	Jul (past peak)
15	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	85	Jul (past peak)
16	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	Brush-footed Butterflies	79	Oct (rising)
17	Small White	Pieris rapae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	78	May (past peak)
18	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	Swallowtails and Parnassians	78	Jul (past peak)
19	Gray Buckeye	Junonia grisea	Brush-footed Butterflies	52	Oct (rising)
20	Orange Skipperling	Oarisma aurantiaca	Skippers	51	Sep (peak)
21	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	Brush-footed Butterflies	41	Jun (past peak)
22	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	37	Sep (peak)
23	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	Brush-footed Butterflies	36	Aug (past peak)
24	Southern Dogface	Zerene cesonia	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	35	Oct (rising)
25	Field Crescent	Phyciodes pulchella	Brush-footed Butterflies	33	May (past peak)
26	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	Brush-footed Butterflies	30	Aug (past peak)
27	Melissa Blue	Plebejus melissa	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	30	Jul (past peak)
28	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	Brush-footed Butterflies	27	Jul (past peak)
29	Marine Blue	Leptotes marina	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	25	May (past peak)
30	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Jul (past peak)
31	Mylitta Crescent	Phyciodes mylitta	Brush-footed Butterflies	24	Apr (past peak)
32	Funereal Duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	Skippers	23	Jul (past peak)
33	Huron Skipper	Atalopedes huron	Skippers	23	Sep (peak)
34	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Jul (past peak)
35	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	Swallowtails and Parnassians	22	Jun (past peak)
36	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	Brush-footed Butterflies	22	Aug (past peak)
37	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	Brush-footed Butterflies	21	Aug (past peak)
38	Lupine Blue	Icaricia lupini	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	21	May (past peak)
39	Echo Azure	Celastrina echo	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	May (past peak)
40	Ceraunus Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	20	Aug (past peak)
41	Hoary Comma	Polygonia gracilis	Brush-footed Butterflies	19	Jul (past peak)
42	Great Purple Hairstreak	Atlides halesus	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	18	Apr (past peak)
43	West Coast Lady	Vanessa annabella	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (past peak)
44	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	Brush-footed Butterflies	17	Jul (past peak)
45	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	Skippers	16	Aug (past peak)
46	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	Skippers	16	Jul (past peak)
47	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	15	Aug (past peak)
48	Mexican Yellow	Eurema mexicana	Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs	15	Oct (rising)
49	Gulf Fritillary	Dione vanillae	Brush-footed Butterflies	12	Jul (past peak)
50	Purplish Copper	Tharsalea helloides	Gossamer-winged Butterflies	12	Jul (past peak)