List of Butterflies of Arizona
The following list of butterflies are found in Arizona. Clicking on the text link will show you a picture of the butterfly and which specific counties in Arizona the butterfly is found in. Each link also provides more information about the butterfly's identification and life history. This will help you decide which Butterfly Nectar Plants and Butterfly Host Plants you will want to plant when you create your butterfly garden. Simply find which butterflies are in your area, grow the plants the caterpillars like to eat, and plants that adult butterflies feed on! You can prolong the butterfly's stay in your garden and draw in others by providing both the food and shelter they need.
Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)
'Astyanax'
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
Black-patched
Cracker (Hamadryas atlantis)
Blackened
Bluewing (Myscelia cyananthe)
Many-banded
Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)
Red-spotted
Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
Ruddy
Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
Viceroy
(Limenitis archippus)
Weidemeyer's
Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
Emperors (Apaturinae)
Dusky
Emperor (Asterocampa idyja)
Empress
Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
Hackberry
Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Silver
Emperor (Doxocopa laure)
Tawny
Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Aphrodite
Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
Coronis
Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
Gulf
Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Isabella's
Heliconian (Eueides isabella)
Mexican
Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)
Mormon
Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
Nokomis
Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis)
Northwestern
Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
Variegated
Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Zebra
Heliconian (Heliconius charithonius)
Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch
(Danaus plexippus)
Queen
(Danaus gilippus)
Soldier
(Danaus eresimus)
Snouts (Libytheinae)
American
Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
American
Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Common
Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Dotted
Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
Elada
Checkerspot (Texola elada)
Elf
(Microtia elva)
Field
Crescent (Phyciodes pulchellus)
Fulvia
Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)
Graphic
Crescent (Phyciodes graphica)
Green
Comma (Polygonia faunus)
Mourning
Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
Mylitta
Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
Northern
Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
Painted
Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
Painted
Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Pale
Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
Pearl
Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Phaon
Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Question
Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Red
Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Red-spotted
Patch (Chlosyne marina)
Rosita
Patch (Chlosyne rosita)
Sagebrush
Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
Satyr
Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
Variable
Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
West
Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Anise
Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Black
Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Broad-banded
Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus)
Giant
Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Indra
Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
Old
World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
Ornythion
Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion)
Pipevine
Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Polydamas
Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
Ruby-spotted
Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)
Three-tailed
Swallowtail (Papilio pilumnus)
Two-tailed
Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
Western
Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
White-dotted
Cattleheart (Parides alopius)
Courtesy of: Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael
Pogue, coordinators. 2006.
Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie
Information Node.
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