List of Butterflies of New Mexico
The following list of butterflies are found in New Mexico. Clicking on the text link will show you a picture of the butterfly and which specific counties in New Mexico 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)
Red-spotted
Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
Ruddy
Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
Viceroy
(Limenitis archippus)
Weidemeyer's
Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
Emperors (Apaturinae)
Empress
Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
Hackberry
Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Silver
Emperor (Doxocopa laure)
Tawny
Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Aphrodite
Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
Arctic
Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
Atlantis
Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
Callippe
Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
Edwards'
Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)
Freija
Fritillary (Boloria freija)
Great
Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Gulf
Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Isabella's
Heliconian (Eueides isabella)
Mexican
Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)
Mexican
Silverspot (Dione moneta)
Mormon
Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
Nokomis
Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis)
Northwestern
Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
Silver-bordered
Fritillary (Boloria selene)
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)
Bordered
Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
California
Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
Common
Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Crimson
Patch (Chlosyne janais)
Definite
Patch (Chlosyne definita)
Dotted
Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
Eastern
Comma (Polygonia comma)
Green
Comma (Polygonia faunus)
Hoary
Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
Milbert's
Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
Mourning
Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
Mylitta
Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
Northern
Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
Northern
Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
Painted
Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
Painted
Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Pearl
Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Phaon
Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Question
Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Red
Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
West
Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
White
Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Parnassians (Parnassiinae)
Rocky
Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
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)
Palamedes
Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
Pale
Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
Pipevine
Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Polydamas
Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
Two-tailed
Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
Western
Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
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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