Common Name Scientific Name A Flight Period Common Name Scientific Name A Flight Period Common Name Scientific Name A Flight Period Whites and Sulphurs Pieridae Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda C All Year Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta C Feb-Nov Chiricahua White Neophasia terlooii C May-Dec Gray Ministreak Ministrymon azia RS Oct ‘Anicia’ Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona C Feb-May Florida White Appias drusilla RS Aug-Sep Sonoran Hairstreak Hypostrymon critola RS May, Jun, Oct Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis R Feb, Aug-Nov Spring White Pontia sisymbrii C Jan-Apr Arizona Hairstreak Erora quaderna C Nov-Aug Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrus U Jan-Nov Checkered White Pontia protodice C All Year Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile C All Year California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica U Feb-Aug Cabbage White Pieris rapae U All Year Marine Blue Leptotes marina C All Year Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa C All Year Great Southern White Ascia monuste RS Apr-Nov Cyna Blue Zizula cyna RS Aug-Oct Milbert's Tortoiseshell Nymphalis milberti U May-Aug Howarth's White Ganyra howarthii RS Mar-May, Aug Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus C All Year American Lady Vanessa virginiensis C All Year Sonoran Marble Euchloe guaymasensis RS Mar Reakirt’s Blue Hemiargus isola C All Year Painted Lady Vanessa cardui C All Year ‘Desert’ Pearly Marble Euchloe hyantis lotta C Feb-May Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas U Feb-Nov West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella C All Year ‘Pima’ Desert Orangetip Anthocharis cethura pima C Jan-Apr Western Tailed-Blue Everes amyntula U Apr-Sep Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta C All Year Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara C Dec-Apr ‘Echo’ Spring Azure Celastrina ladon C All Year Common Buckeye Junonia coenia C All Year Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice U Feb-Dec Square-spotted Blue Euphilotes battoides U Mar, Jul-Aug ‘Dark’ Tropical Buckeye J.genoveva nigrosuffusa C Mar-Jan Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme C All Year Rita Blue Euphilotes rita U Aug-Sep White Peacock Anartia jatrophae RS Oct Southern Dogface Colias cesonia C All Year Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon texana C All Year Banded Peacock Anartia fatima RS Oct White Angled-Sulphur Anteos clorinde U Feb, Jul-Dec Metalmarks Riodinidae Malachite Siproeta stelenes RS Sep, Oct Yellow Angled-Sulphur Anteos maerula RS June, Aug-Nov Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis C All Year Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax C Mar-Nov Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae C Mar-Jan Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis C All Year Viceroy Limenitis archippus C Apr-Nov Orange-barred Sulphur Phoebis philea RS Mar-Nov Bumble Bee Metalmark Baeotis zonata RS Oct Weidemeyer's Admiral Limenitis weidemeyerii C Jun-Aug Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe U Feb-Dec Zela Metalmark Emesis zela C Feb-Sep ‘Arizona’ California Sister Adelpha bredowii C Mar-Jan Tailed Sulphur Phoebis neocypris RS Aug-Nov Ares Metalmark Emesis ares C Jun-Oct Blackened Bluewing Myscelia cyananthe RS Jul-Nov Lyside Sulphur Kricogonia lyside C Jul-Jan Mormon Metalmark Apodemia mormo C Feb-Dec Dingy Purplewing Eunica monima RS Jul-Oct Barred Yellow Eurema daira RS Jun-Nov Hepburn's Metalmark Apodemia hepburni RS Aug-Nov Common Mestra Mestra amymone R Jun-Dec Boisduval's Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana R Mar-Dec Palmer's Metalmark Apodemia palmeri C Apr-Nov Glaucous Cracker Hamadryas glauconome RS Sep Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana C All Year Nais Metalmark Apodemia nais U May-Aug Black-patched Cracker Hamadryas atlantis RS Aug Tailed Orange Eurema proterpia C Jun-Mar Brush-Footed Butterflies Nymphalidae Blomfild's Beauty Smyrna blomfildia RS Nov Little Yellow Eurema lisa U Apr-Nov American Snout Libytheana carinenta C All Year Many-banded Daggerwing Marpesia chiron RS Aug Mimosa Yellow Eurema nise R Apr-Nov Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae C All Year Ruddy Daggerwing Marpesia petreus RS May, Aug-Oct Dina Yellow Eurema dina RS May, Aug-Sept Mexican Silverspot Dione moneta RS May Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea U All Year Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe C All Year Isabella's Heliconian Eueides isabella RS Jul Goatweed Leafwing Anaea andria U Feb-Oct Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole C All Year Zebra Heliconian Heliconius charithonia RS Apr-Nov Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis C Apr-Nov Hairstreaks, Elfins, Blues Lycaenidae Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia C All Year Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia C All Year Colorado Hairstreak Hypaurotis crysalus U May-Nov Mexican Fritillary Euptoieta hegesia U Apr-Dec Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton U Jan, Apr-Nov Golden Hairstreak Habrodais grunus R Jun-Jul Atlantis Fritillary Speyeria atlantis nausicaa C June-Sep ‘Cream-bnd’ Dusky Emperor Asterocampa idyja argus RS Sep, Oct Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus C All Year Arachne Checkerspot Poladryas arachne C Apr-Oct Silver Emperor Doxocopa laure RS May Creamy Stripe-streak Arawacus jada RS Mar-Nov Theona Checkerspot Chlosyne theona C Mar-Oct White Morpho Morpho polyphemus RS Aug Marius Hairstreak Rekoa marius RS May Black Checkerspot Chlosyne cyneas U Feb-Nov Nabokov's Satyr Cyllopsis pyracmon C Mar-Nov Black Hairstreak Ocaria ocrisia RS Sep Fulvia Checkerspot Chlosyne fulvia C Mar-Nov Canyonland Satyr Cyllopsis pertepida C May-Nov Silver-banded Hairstreak Chlorostrymon simaethis R Mar-Jun, Oct-Nov California Patch Chlosyne californica R Apr, Sep-Oct Red Satyr Megisto rubricata C May-Nov Mountain Greenstreak Cyanophrys longula RS Aug Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia C Jan-Nov Pine Satyr Paramacera allyni U May-Aug Soapberry Hairstreak Phaeostrymon alcestis U Apr-Jun Rosita Patch Chlosyne rosita RS Aug-Oct Mead's Wood-Nymph Cercyonis meadii RS Aug-Sep Ilavia Hairstreak Satyrium ilavia U May-Jun ‘Eumeda’ Red-spotted Patch C. marina eumeda RS Oct Red-bordered Satyr Gyrocheilus patrobas C Jul-Nov ‘Canyon’ Bramble Hairstreak Callophrys dumetorum R Jul Sagebrush Checkerspot Chlosyne acastus C Feb-May, Sep Monarch Danaus plexippus C All Year Xami Hairstreak Callophrys xami R Jan-Nov Elf Microtia elva R Jul-Oct Queen Danaus gilippus C All Year Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus C Jan-Jun Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas C All Year Soldier Danaus eresimus R Aug-Nov Thicket Hairstreak Callophrys spinetorum U Mar-Sep Elada Checkerspot Texola elada C Mar-Dec Skippers Hesperiidae Siva' Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus siva C Feb-Nov Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana C All Year Dull Firetip Pyrrhopyge araxes C Jul-Oct Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus C All Year Pale-banded Crescent Phyciodes tulcis RS Aug, Sep, Nov Mercurial Skipper Proteides mercurius RS Sep Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon bebrycia RS May, Jun, Aug, Oct Vesta Crescent Phyciodes vesta R Mar-Nov Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus C Mar-Sep Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon yojoa RS Jun Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon R May-Oct Hammock Skipper Polygonus leo RS Jul-Nov Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon istapa R Mar-Jun, Aug-Jan Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos C Mar-Nov White-striped Longtail Chioides catillus R Mar-Dec Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon cestri RS Mar-Oct Mexican Crescent Phyciodes pallescens RS Sep Zilpa Longtail Chioides zilpa RS Aug-Oct Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon bazochii RS Oct Painted Crescent Phyciodes picta U Feb-Oct Gold-spotted Aguna Aguna asander RS Aug-Sep Common Name Scientific Name A Flight Period Common Name Scientific Name A Flight Period Oct Jul-Sep Mexican Longtail Polythrix mexicanus RS Four-spotted Skipperling Piruna polingi U Eight-spotted Longtail Polythrix octomaculata RS Sep Many-spotted Skipperling Piruna cingo U May, Jul-Sep Short-tailed Skipper Zestusa dorus C Mar-Sep Faceted Skipper Synapte syraces RS May, Aug, Nov Arizona Skipper Codatractus arizonensis C Mar-Oct Julia’s Skipper Nastra julia RS Jul-Oct Valeriana Skipper Codatractus mysie R Jul-Aug Clouded Skipper Lerema accius U Apr-Dec Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus proteus RS Apr-Nov Tropical Least Skipper Ancyloxypha arene R Feb, Apr-Dec Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes U Jul-Dec Edward's Skipperling Oarisma edwardsii U Jun-Aug Brown Longtail Urbanus procne RS Aug-Oct Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacus C All Year Two-barred Flasher Astraptes fulgerator RS Jun, Aug Southern Skipperling Copaeodes minimus RS Mar-May, Aug-Oct Southeastern Arizona Golden-banded Skipper Autochton cellus C Jun-Sep Sunrise Skipper Adopaeoides prittwitzi U Apr-Oct Desert Cloudywing Achalarus casica C Mar-Oct Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus C All Year Butterfly Checklist Skinner's Cloudywing Achalarus albociliatus RS Jun-Aug Morrison's Skipper Stinga morrisoni U Mar-May This checklist covers 270 species recorded in southeastern Arizona, the Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades C Apr-Oct Uncas Skipper Hesperia uncas U May-Sep same region covered by Bailowitz and Brock, Butterflies of Southeastern Mexican Cloudywing Thorybes mexicanus C Apr-Jul Common Branded Skipper Hesperia comma C Apr-Aug Arizona (1991). The boundaries of the region are the Gila River to the Drusius Cloudywing Thorybes drusius U Jun-Aug Apache Skipper Hesperia woodgatei R Sep-Nov north, the Baboquivari and Quinlan mountains (inclusive) to the west, the Potrillo Skipper Cabares potrillo RS Apr-May, Aug-Sep Pahaska Skipper Hesperia pahaska C Feb-Dec New Mexico border to the east, and the Mexican border to the south. Fritzgaertner's Flat Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri RS Jul-Aug Green Skipper Hesperia viridis R Jul-Aug nd Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus C Mar-Nov Carus Skipper Polites carus C Mar-Nov The English names and taxonomy follow the 2 edition of the NABA Checklist of N.A. Butterflies (2001). The original list, concept, and layout Gold-costa Skipper Cogia caicus C Mar-Sep Sachem Atalopedes campestris C Apr-Dec done in 2007 was donated by Jeff Babson and we have used and modified Wind’s Skipper Windia windi RS Aug Snow's Skipper Paratrytone snowi C Jul-Sep his original edition and offer him sincere appreciation for his work. Mottled Bolla Bolla clytius RS Mar, May, Aug-Oct Taxiles Skipper Poanes taxiles C Jun-Sep Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos C Feb-Dec Umber Skipper Poanes melane RS Apr-Jun, Sep Specific records and dates are thanks to Rich Bailowitz’s unpublished Dingy Mylon Mylon pelopidas RS Sep Deva Skipper Atrytonopsis deva C Apr-Jul annotated list.