Arizona Sister

Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia) is in the Brush-footed Butterflies family (Nymphalidae). Across the U.S., iNaturalist users have logged 4,377 research-grade observations of it in our sample, peaking in August.

Seasonal pattern in the national data: summer visitor / breeder. Counts also reflect when people are out photographing, so compare months within a state rather than across states.

When to photograph Arizona Sister: observations by month (U.S.)

About Arizona Sister

Adelpha eulalia, the Arizona sister, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is occurs from at least Guatemala and Mexico to the southwestern United States, including southeastern California, Arizona, New Mexico, southern Texas. They can also sometimes be found in Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada. Adelpha eulalia belongs to the serpa species group in the genus Adelpha (sisters). It was previously treated as a subspecies of Bredow's sister (Adelpha bredowii). Recent phylogenetic...From Wikipedia via iNaturalist — article, CC BY-SA.

Arizona Sister by state

Main season = months with at least 30% of the state's peak-month count.

Related butterflies (Brush-footed Butterflies)

MonarchDanaus plexippus

Gulf FritillaryDione vanillae

Common BuckeyeJunonia coenia

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta

Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharos

Painted LadyVanessa cardui

American LadyVanessa virginiensis

Variegated FritillaryEuptoieta claudia

Photography tips

• Butterflies are sluggish on cool mornings — the best time for close approaches.
• Keep the sensor parallel to the wings for edge-to-edge sharpness.
• Nectar plants in bloom are reliable places to wait.

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