A List of 

Butterflies
in Arizona




A list compiled by Armas Hill




Arizona has the second-highest number of butterfly species in the US, after Texas. In this list, there are xxx species.


SPECIES IN THE LIST IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA are noted with an (so). 
Subspecies indicated in the list are those that occur in Arizona.  

Codes relating to illustrations in various books:
 
Numbers noted as (BAPG:xx) refer to pages in the "Butterflies of Arizona - A Photographic Guide", by Bob Stewart, Priscilla Brodkin & Hank Brodlin  (with excellent photographs). 

Numbers noted as (PW:xx) refer to plates in the "Peterson Field Guide to Western Butterflies", by Paul A. Opler & Amy Bartlett Wright. (PWp:xx) refers to a page with a photo. 

Numbers noted as (K:xx) refer to pages in the "Kaufman Focus Guide to Butterflies of North America", by Jim Brock & Kenn Kaufman.

Additional Codes:

(i/E): introduced from Europe
(r): rare in Arizona


THOSE BUTTERFLIES NOTED WITH AN (*) SEEN DURING FONT ARIZONA TOURS 


Links:

Upcoming Arizona Tour Itineraries

List of Birds during Previous Arizona Tours

Lists of Mammals during Previous Arizona Tours

List of Arizona Reptiles & Amphibians

A Photo Gallery of Some 
Butterflies of ARIZONA

These photographs #1 thru #5 by Howard Eskin,
Photograph #6 by Douglas Johnson.

Photo #1

Photo #2

Photo #3

Photo #4

Photo #5

Photo #6

List of Butterflies:


          FAMILY PAPILIONIDAE: PARNASSIANS & SWALLOWTAILS

          Subfamily PAPILIONINAE

          Genus PARIDES 

1. White-dotted Cattleheart  ______  (PW:2)
   Parides alopius
   
   
   Genus BATTUS
   
   
2. Pipevine Swallowtail (*) ______  (BAPG:23) (PW:2) (K:27) 
   Battus philendor
   
   
3. Polydamas Swallowtail  ______  (PW:2)  (rare stray in so. Arizona)
   Battus polydamas
   
   
   Genus PAPILIO
   
   
4. Western Tiger Swallowtail (*)  ______  (BAPG:17)  (PW:6) (K:23)
   Papilio rutulus   
   
   
5. Two-tailed Swallowtail  (*)  ______  (BAPG:19)  (PW:6) (K:23)
   Papilio multicaudata 
   
   
6. Three-tailed Swallowtail  ______  (PW:6)  (rare stray from Mexico to se Arizona)
   Papilio pilumnus
   
   
7. Black Swallowtail ______  (BAPG:9 & 11) (PW:3) (K:29)
   Papilio polyxenes asterius  (BAPG:9)
   
   
8. Old World Swallowtail  ______  (PW:3)
   Papilio machaon bairdii  (BAPG:13)
   
   
9. Anise Swallowtail  ______  (BAPG:15)  (PW:3)  (in Arizona, only in far-north)
   Papilio zelicaon
   
   
10. Indra Swallowtail ______  (BAPG:13)  (PW:4)  (in Arizona, only in far-north)
    Papilio indra
    
    
11. Giant Swallowtail ______  (BAPG:21) (PW:4) (K:39)
    Papilio cresphontes
    
    
12. Broad-banded Swallowtail  ______  (PW:4)  (rare stray from Mexico to so. Arizona)
    Papilio astyalus 
    
    
    FAMILY PIERIDAE:  WHITES & SULPHURS
    
    
    Genus PIERIS
    
    
13. Margined White  ______  (PW:8)
    Pieris marginalis
    
    
14. Cabbage White (or Cabbage Butterfly) (i/E) (*) ______  (BAPG:31) (PW:8) (K:47)
    Pieris rapae
    
    
15. Mustard White  ______  (BAPG:31)
    Pieris napi
    
    
    Genus PONTIA
    
    
16. Becker's White  _______  (BAPG:31)  (PW:7)
    Pontia beckerii
    
    
17. Checkered White (*) ______  (BAPG:29) (PW:7) (K:49)
    Pontia protodice
    
    
18. Spring White (*) ______  (BAPG:29) (PW:7) (K:49)
    Pontia sisymbrii
    
    
19. Western White  ______  (PW:8)  (in Arizona, in far-north)
    Pontia occidentalis
    
    
    Genus NEOPHASIA
    
    
20. Pine White  ______  (BAPG:27)  (PW:7)
    Neophasia menapia
    
    
21. Chiricahua White ______  (BAPG:25 & 27) (PW:7) (K:51) (a specialty of a few mountain ranges in southeast Arizona)
    Neophasia teriootii
    
    
    Genus GANYRA
    
    
22. Howarth's White ______ (PW:8) (K:53) (a Mexican species that strays to southern Arizona)
    Ganyra howarthi
    
    
    Genus EUCHLOE
    
    
23. Large Marble  ______  (BAPG:text) (PW:8)
    Euchloe ausonides
    
    
24. Sonoran Marble ______  (PW:9)  (a Mexican species, very rare in se Arizona)
    Euchloe guaymasensis
    
    
25. Desert Marble ______  (PW:9)  
    Euchloe lotta
    
    
26. Pearly Marble  ______  (BAPG:33)
    Euchloe hyantis
     
    
    Genus ANTHOCHARIS
    
    
27. Sara Orangetip ______  (BAPG:34) (K:59)
    Anthocharis sara
    
    
28. (Pima) Desert Orangetip ______  (BAPG:35) (PW:9) (K:59) (color varies to yellow in eastern (Arizonian) portion of range) 
    Anthocharis cethura pima
    
    
29. Southwestern Orangetip ______  (PW:9)
    Anthocharis thoosa
    
    
    Genus COLIAS
    
    
30. Clouded Sulphur (*) ______  (BAPG:41) (PW:10) (K:61)
    Colias philodice
    
    
31. Orange Sulphur (*) ______  (BAPG:37) (PW:10) (K:61)
    Colias eurytheme
    
    
32. Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (*) ______  (BAPG:41) (PW:10)
    Colias alexandra
    
    
    Genus EUREMA
    
    
33. Barred Yellow ______  (BAPG:55)  (PW:13)
    Eurema daira
    
    
34. Sleepy Orange (Sulphur) (*) ______  (BAPG:57) (PW:13) (K:69)
    Eurema nicippe
    
    
35. Tailed Orange ______ (PW:13) (K:69)
    Eurema protepia
    
    
36. Little Yellow  ______  (BAPG:53)  (PW:13)
    Eurema lisa
    
    
37. Mimosa Yellow  ______  (BAPG:53)  (PW:13)  (an irregular stray north from Mexico)
    Eurema nise
    
    
    Genus ZERENE (or COLIAS)
    
    
38. Southern Dogface ______  (BAPG:39) (PW:12) (K:69)
    Zerene (or Colias) cesonia
    
    
    Genus NATHALIS
    
    
39. Dainty Sulphur (*) ______  (BAPG:57) (PW:13) (K:71)
    Nathalis iole
    
    
40. Mexican Yellow ______  (BAPG:51) (PW:13) (K:73)
    Eurema mexicana
    
    
41. Boisduval's Yellow ______  (BAPG:51) (PW:13) (K:73) (a stray from Mexico)
    Eurema boisduvaliana
    
    
42. Dina Yellow ______  (BAPG:55) (PW:13) (K:73) (a rare stray from Mexico)
    Eurema dina
    
    
    Genus PHOEBIS
    
    
43. Cloudless Sulphur ______  (BAPG:45) (PW:12) (K:75)
    Phoebis sennae
    
    
44. Large Orange Sulphur (*) ______  (BAPG:47) (PW:13) (K:75)  
    Phoebis agarithe
    
    
    Genus KROCOGONIA
    
    
45. Lyside Sulphur ______  (BAPG:41) (PW:13) (K:77)
    Krocogonia lyside
    
    
    
    
46. Orange-barred Sulphur ______  (BAPG:49) (PW:12) (K:75) (a rare stray from Mexico)
    Phoebis philea
    
    
47. Tailed Sulphur  ______  (BAPG:51)  (PWp:178)
    Phoebis neocypris
    
    
    Genus ANTEOS
    
    
48. White-angled Sulphur  ______  (BAPG:43) (PW:12) (K:77) (a Mexican species that just reaches southern Arizona)
    Anteos clorinde 
    
    
49. Yellow-angled Sulphur  ______  (BAPG:43)  (PW:12)
    Anteos maerula 
    
    
    FAMILY LYCAENIDAE: COPPERS, HAIRSTREAKS, & BLUES
    
    
    Subfamily LYCAENINAE:  COPPERS
    
    
50. Ferris' Copper  ______  (PWp:192)
    Lycaena ferrisi
    
    
51. Blue Copper  ______  (BAPG:103)  (PW:15)  (in Arizona, in far-north)
    Lycaena heteronea
    
    
52. Purplish Copper  ______  (BAPG:101) (PW:15)  (in Arizona, in far-north)
    Lycaena helloides
    
    
53. Ruddy Copper  ______  (BAPG:99) (PW:99)  (in Arizona, in east in White Mtns)
    Lycaena rubidus 
    
    
54. Tailed Copper  ______  (BAPG:103)  (in Arizona, in far-north)
    Lycaena arota 
    
    
    Subfamily THECLINAE:  HAIRSTREAKS
    
    
55. Gray Hairstreak (*) ______  (BAPG:59) (PW:18) (K:93)
    Strymon melinus
    
    
56. Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak  ______  (PW:18)
    Strymon bebrycia
    
    
57. Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak  ______  (BAPG:69)  (PW:18)
    Strymon istapa
    
    
    Genus PHAEOSTRYMON 
    
    
58. Soapberry Hairstreak ______  (BAPG:61) (PW:16) (K:97)
    Phaeostrymon alcestis
    
    
    Genus SATYRIUM 
    
    
59. Ilavia Hairstreak ______  (BAPG:69)  (PW:16)
    Satyrium (formerly Fixsenia) ilavia
    
    
60. Behr's Hairstreak  ______  (BAPG:69)  (PW:16)
    Satyrium behrii
    
    
61. Sylvan Hairstreak  ______  (BAPG:71)  (PW:16)
    Satyrium sylvinus
    
    
62. Coral Hairstreak  ______  (BAPG:71)  (PW:16)  (in Arizona, in far-north)
    Satyrium titus
    
    
63. Hedgerow Hairstreak ______  (BAPG:71)  (PW:16)
    Satyrium saepium
    
    
    Genus CALLOPHRYS
    
    
64. Western Green Hairstreak  ______  (PW:17)
    Callophrys affinis 
    
    
65. (Desert) Sheridan's Hairstreak  (has been Desert Green Hairstreak)  ______  (BAPG:73)  (PW:17)
    Callophrys sheridanii comstocki
    
    
66. Thicket Hairstreak  ______  (BAPG:75)  (PW:17)
    Callophrys spinetorum
    
    
67. Brown Elfin  ______  (BAPG:67) (PW:17) (K:105)
    Callophrys augustinus
    
    
68. Desert Elfin  ______  (BAPG:65)  (PW:17)
    Callophrys fotis
    
    
69. Western Pine Elfin  ______  (BAPG:67)  (PW:18)
    Callophrys eryphon
    
    
    Genus ATLIDES 
    
    
70. Great Purple Hairstreak ______  (BAPG:75) (PW:15) (K:109)
    Atlides halesus
    
    
    Genus HABRODAIS
    
    
71. Golden Hairstreak  ______  (BAPG:67)  (PW:15)
    Habrodais grunus
    
    
    Genus HYPAUROTIS
    
    
72. Colorado Hairstreak ______  (BAPG:63) (PW:15) (K:109) (found locally at thickets of Gambel Oak)
    Hypaurotis crysalus  
    
    
    Genus CHLOROSTRYMON
    
    
73. Silver-banded Hairstreak  ______  (BAPG:65)  (PW:15)
    Chlorostrymon simaethis
    
    
    
    
74. (Siva) Juniper Hairstreak ______  (BAPG:73) (PW:17) (K:111)
    Callophrys gryneus siva
    
    
    Genus ERORA
    
    
75. Arizona Hairstreak ______  (BAPG:63) (PW:18) (K:115) 
    Erora quaderna
    
    
    
    
76. Xami Hairstreak ______  (BAPG:65) (PW:17) (K:117)
    Callophrys xami
    
    
77. (Canyon) Bramble Hairstreak  ______  (BAPG:73)
    Callophrys dumetorum apama
    
    
    
    Genus MINISTRYMON 
    
    
78. Leda Ministreak ______  (BAPG:61) (PW:18) (K: 119)
    Ministrymon leda
    
    
    Genus HYPOSTRYMON
    
    
79. Sonoran Hairstreak ______ (PW:18) (K:119) (a very rare stray from Mexico)
    Hypostrymon critola
    
    
    Genus ARAWACUS
    
    
80. Creamy Stripe-Streak  ______  (BAPG:75)  (PW:18)
    Arawacus jada 
    
    
81. Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak ______ (PW:18) (K:123) (a rare stray from Mexico)
    Strymon cestri
    
    
    
    Subfamily  POLYOMMATINAE:  BLUES 
    
    
    Genus EVERES
    
    
82. Eastern Tailed-Blue  ______  (BAPG:85)  (PW:19)
    Everes comyntas
    
    
83. Western Tailed-Blue ______  (BAPG:85) (PW:19) (K:125)
    Everes amyntula 
    
    
    Genus GLAUCOPSYCHE
    
    
84. Silvery Blue ______  (BAPG:91) (PW:20) (K:125)
    Glaucopsyche lygdamus
    
    
    Genus LEPTOTES
    
    
85. Marine Blue ______  (BAPG:81) (PW:19) (K:127)
    Leptotes marina
    
    
    Genus BREPHIDIUM
    
    
86. Western Pygmy-Blue ______  (BAPG:79) (PW:19) (K:127)
    Brephidium exile
    
    
    Genus ZIZULA
    
    
87. Cyna Blue ______ (PW:19) (K:127) (a rare stray from Mexico)
    Zizula cyna
    
    
    Genus HEMIARGUS
    
    
88. Ceraunus Blue ______  (BAPG:81) (PW:19) (K:129) 
    Hemiargus ceraunus
    
    
89. Reakirt's Blue ______  (BAPG:83) (PW:19) (K:129)
    Hemiargus isola
    
    
    Genus CELASTRINA
    
    
90. Spring Azure (*) ______  (BAPG:79) (PW:19) (K:131)
    Celastrina ladon
    
    
    Genus AGRIADES
    
    
91. Arctic Blue  ______  (BAPG:92)  (PW:21) (PWp:246)
    Agriades aquilo
    
    
    Genus LYCAEIDES
    
    
92. Melissa Blue  ______  (BAPG:89)  (PW:20)
    Lycaeides melissa
    
    
    Genus PLEBEJUS
    
    
93. Greenish Blue  ______  (BAPG:95)  (PW:20)
    Plebejus saepiolus
    
    
94. Acmon Blue ______  (BAPG:89) (PW:21) (K:133)
    Plebejus (formerly Icaricia) acmon
    
    
    Genus ICARICIA
    
    
95. Boisduval's Blue (*) ______ (PW:21) (K:135)
    Plebejus (formerly Icaricia) icarioides 
    
    
96. Lupine Blue  ______  (PW:21) (PWp:253)
    Plebejus (formerly Icaricia) lupini
    
    
    Genus EUPHILOTES:  DOTTED-BLUES
    
    
97. Western Square-dotted Blue ______ (PW:19)(PWp:236) (K:139)
    Euphilotes battoides   
    
    
98. Bernardino Dotted-Blue  ______  (BAPG:87)  (PW:19) (PWp:237)
    Euphilotes bernardino centralis  (BAPG:87)
    
    
99. Ellis' Dotted-Blue  ______  (PW:20)  (in Arizona, in far-north)
    Euphilotes ellisi
    
    
100. Bauer's Dotted-Blue  ______  (PW:20)  (in Arizona, in northwest)
     Euphilotes baueri  
     
     
101. Mojave Dotted-Blue  ______  (PW:20)  (in Arizona, in northwest)
     Euphilotes mojave
     
     
102. Pallid Dotted-Blue  ______  (PW:20)  
     Euphilotes pallescens  
     
     
103. Rita Dotted-Blue ______  (BAPG:87) (PW:20)(PWp:242) (K:141)
     Euphilotes rita 
     Euphilotes rita ernmeli  (BAPG:text)  (in Arizona, in northeast)
     
     
104. Spalding's Dotted-Blue  ______  (BAPG:89)  (PW:20)
     Euphilotes spaldingi
     
     
     Genus PHILOTIELLA
     
     
105. Small Dotted-Blue  ______  (BAPG:91)  (PW:20)
     Philotiella speciosa 
     
     
     
106. Arrowhead Blue  ______  (BAPG:91)  (PW:20) (PWp:244)
     Glaucopsyche piasus
     
     
     FAMILY RIODINIDAE:  METALMARKS
     
     
     Genus CALEPHELIS
     
     
107. Fatal Metalmark ______  (BAPG:111) (PW:22) (K:145)
     Calephelis nemesis 
     
     
108. Wright's Metalmark  ______  (BAPG:113)  (PW:22)
     Calephelis wrighti
     
     
109. Rawson's Metalmark  ______  (PW:22)
     Calephelis rawsoni
     
     
110. Arizona Metalmark ______  (BAPG:111)  (PWp:258) (K:145) (only in southeast Arizona)
     Calephelis (rawsoni) arizonensis
     
     
     Genus EMESIS
     
     
111. Zela Metalmark ______  (BAPG:115) (PW:22) (K:147)
     Emesis zela
     
     
112. Ares Metalmark ______  (BAPG:113) (PW:22) (K:147) (outside Mexico, only in southeast Arizona)
     Emesis ares
     
     
     Genus LASAIA
     
     
113. Maria's Metalmark  ______  (PWp:259)  (A Mexican species, very rare in se Arizona)
     Lasaia maria
     
     
     Genus APODEMIA
     
     
114. Sonoran Metalmark  ______  (PW:22)
     Apodemia mejicanus
     
     
115. Nais Metalmark ______  (BAPG:109) (PW:22) (K:147)
     Apodemia nais
     
     
116. Morman Metalmark (*) ______  (BAPG:105) (PW:22)(PWp:260)(K:149)
     Apodemia (mormo) mejicanus (there may be more than 1 species in the Morman Metalmark complex) 
     
     
117. Hepburn's Metalmark  ______  (BAPG:109) (PW:22)(PWp:263)
     Apodemia hepburni
     
     
118. Palmer's Metalmark ______  (BAPG:107)  (PW:22) (K:149)
     Apodemia palmeri
     
     
119. Crescent Metalmark  ______  (PWp:264)  (A Mexican species. Described from the Chiricahua Mtns in se Arizona, but not seen there in many years.)
     Apodemia phyciodoides
     
     
     FAMILY NYMPHALIDAE:  BRUSHFOOTS
     
     
     Subfamily LIBYTHEINAE:  SNOUTS
     
     
     
     Subfamily HELICONIINAE:  LONGWINGS
     
     
     Genus AGRAULIS
     
     
120. Gulf Fritillary (*) ______  (BAPG:121) (PW:23) (K:157)
     Agraulis vanillae
     
     
     Genus HELICONIUS
     
     
121. Zebra  ______  (BAPG:123)  (PW:23)
     Heliconius charithonius
     
     
     Genus EUPTOIETA
     
     
122. Variegated Fritillary ______  (BAPG:125) (PW:23) (K:157)
     Euptoieta claudia
     
     
123. Mexican Fritillary ______  (BAPG:127) (PW:23) (K:157) (a rare stray from Mexico)
     Euptoieta hegesia
     
     
     Genus SPEYERIA:  SILVERED FRITILLARIES
     
     
124. Aphrodite Fritillary  ______  (BAPG:135) (PW:23)  (an isolated population in the White Mtns of eastern Arizona)
     Speyeria aphrodite
     
     
125. Nokomis Fritillary  ______  (BAPG:129) (PW:23) (PWp:275)
     Speyeria nokomis
     
     
126. Mormon Fritillary  ______  (BAPG:131) (PW:24) (PWp:281)
     Speyeria mormonia
     
     
127. Coronis Fritillary  ______  (BAPG:133)  (in Arizona, in far north-central)
     Speyeria coronis
     
     
128. Atlantis Fritillary  ______  (BAPG:135)
     Speyeria atlantis
     
     
     Subfamily NYMPHALINAE:  TRUE BRUSHFOOTS
     
     
     Genus POLADRYAS
     
     
129. Dotted Checkerspot  ______  (PW:26)
     Poladryas minuta
     
     
     Genus PHYCIODES
     
     
130. Pearl Crescent ______ (K:177)
     Phyciodes tharos
     
     
131. Mylitta Crescent ______ (K:179)
     Phyciodes mylitta
     
     
132. Painted Crescent (*) ______ (K:181)
     Phyciodes picta
     
     
     Genus DYMASIA
     
     
133. Tiny Checkerspot ______ (PW:27) (K:181) (in Arizona, only southern)
     Dymasia dymas
     
     
     Genus TEXOLA
     
     
134. Elada Checkerspot ______ (PW:27) (K:181)
     Texola elada
     
     
     Genus PHYCIODES
     
     
135. Texan Crescent ______ (PW:27) (K:183)
     Phyciodes texana
     
     
136. Tulcis Crescent ______  (PW:27)  (a stray from Mexico to so Arizona)
     Phyciodes tulcis
     
     
137. Vesta Crescent  ______  (PW:27)
     Phyciodes vesta
     
     
138. Phaon Crescent ______  (PW:28)
     Phyciodes phaon
     
     
139. Pearl Crescent ______  (PW:28) (PWp:306)
     Phyciodes tharos
     
     
140. Northern Crescent ______  (PW:28)
     Phyciodes cocyta
     
     
141. Tawny Crescent ______  (PW:28)  (in Arizona, in north)
     Phyciodes batesii
     
     
142. Field Crescent  ______  (PW:28)
     Phyciodes pratensis
     
     
143. Painted Crescent  ______  (PW:28)
     Phyciodes picta
     
     
144. Pale Crescent  ______  (PW:28)
     Phyciodes pallida
     
     
145. Mylitta Crescent  ______  (PW:28) (PWp:311)
     Phyciodes mylitta 
     
     
     Genus EUPHYDRYAS
     
     
146. Variable Checkerspot  ______  (PW:28)
     Euphydryas chalcedona
     
     
     
     Genus MICROTIA
     
     
147. Elf ______ (PW:27) (K:183) (a rare stray from Mexico)
     Microtia elva
     
     
     Genus CHLOSYNE:  PATCHES
     
     
148. California Patch  ______  (PW:26)
     Chlosyne californica
     
     
149. Sagebrush Checkerspot ______  (BAPG:139) (PW:27) (PWp:299) (K:187)
     Chlosyne acastus
     
     
150. Bordered Patch (*) ______ (PW:26) (K:189)
     Chlosyne lacinia
     
     
151. Red-spotted Patch  ______  (PW:26)  (a Mexican species; rarely strays to so Arizona)
     Chlosyne marina
     
     
152. Rosita Patch  ______  (PW:26)  (a rare stray in se Arizona from Mexico)
     Chlosyne rosita
     
     
153. Silvery Checkerspot  ______  (PW:27)
     Chlosyne nyctesis 
     
     
     Genus THESSALIA
     
     
154. Fulvia Checkerspot (*) ______ (PW:26) (K:191)
     Thessalia fulvia
     
     
155. Black Checkerspot ______  (PW:26) (PWp:292) (K:191) (outside Mexico, in southeast Arizona only) 
     Thessalia cyneas
     
     
     
156. Arachne Checkerspot ______  (BAPG:137) (K:193)
     Polydryas arachne
     
     
     
157. Theona Checkerspot ______ (PW:26) (PWp:291)K:193)
     Thessalia theona
     
     
158. Leanira Checkerspot  ______  (PW:26)  (in Arizona, in northwest)
     Thessalia leanira
     
     
     Genus POLYGONIA
     
     
159. Question Mark  ______  (PW:29)
     Polygonia interrogationis
     
     
160. Satyr Comma ______ (K:197)
     Polygonia satyrus
     
     
161. Hoary Comma ______ (K:199)
     Polygonia gracilis
     
     
162. California Tortoiseshell ______ (K:201)
     Nymphalis californica
     
     
163. Milbert's Tortoiseshell ______ (K:201)
     Nymphalis milberti
     
     
164. Mourning Cloak ______ (K:203)
     Nymphalis antiopa
     
     
165. Red Admiral (*) ______ (P:32) (K:203) 
     Vanessa atalania
     
     
166. American Lady (*)______ (P:10,32) (K:205) 
     Vanessa virginiensis
     
     
167. Painted Lady (*) ______ (K:205)
     Vanessa cardui
     
     
168. West Coast Lady ______ (K:205)
     Vanessa annabella
     
     
169. Common Buckeye ______ (K:207)
     Junonia coenia
     
     
170. Tropical Buckeye ______ (K:207) (a Mexican species in southern Arizona, rarely north)  
     Junonia genoveva
     
     
171. White Peacock ______ (K:209) (strays north into Arizona and numerous other states)
     Anartia jatrophae
     
     
172. Red-spotted Purple (*) ______ (P:10,33) (K:211)
     Limenitis arthemis (conspecific with more-northerly White Admiral)
     
     
173. Viceroy ______ (K:211)
     Limenitis archippus
     
     
174. Weidemeyer's Admiral ______ (K:213)
     Limenitis weidemeyerii 
     
     
175. California Sister (*) ______ (K:213)
     Adelpha bredowii 
     
     
176. Dingy Purplewing ______ (K:215) (a rare stray from Mexico)
     Eunica monima
     
     
177. Common Mestra ______ (K:215) (in Arizona, a stray from Mexico)
     Mestra amymone 
     
     
178. Ruddy Daggerwing ______ (K:219) (in Arizona, strays north from Mexico; has been known to breed in southern Arizona)
     Marpesia petreus 
     
     
179. Goatweed Leafwing ______ (K:221)
     Anaea andria
     
     
180. Tropical Leafwing ______ (K:221) (in Arizona, a stray from Mexico, but may breed)
     Anaea aidea
     
     
     
     
     
181. American Snout (*) ______  (BAPG:119) (PW:22) (K:223)
     Libytheana carinenta
     
     
182. Empress Leilia ______ (K:223)
     Asterocampa leilia
     
     
183. Hackberry Emperor (*) ______ (K:223)
     Asterocampa celtis
     
     
184. Tawny Emperor ______ (K:223)
     Asterocampa clyton 
     
     
185. (Cream-banded) Dusky Emperor ______ (K:225) (a rare stray from Mexico)
     Asterocampa idyja argus
     
     
186. Monarch ______ (K:227)
     Danaus plexippus
     
     
187. Queen (*) ______ (K:229)
     Danaus gilippus
     
     
188. Soldier ______ (K:229) (a regular stray from Mexico)
     Danaus eresimus
     
     
189. Red Satyr ______ (K:231)
     Megosta rubricata
190. Pine Satyr ______ (K:233) (outside Mexico, restricted to pine forests high in mountains in southeast Arizona)
     Paramacera allyni
191. Canyonland Satyr ______ (K:235)
     Cyllopsis pertepida
192. Nabokov's Satyr ______ (K:235) (outside Mexico, in southeast Arizona)
     Cyllopsis pyracmon
193. Red-bordered Satyr ______ (K:235)
     Gyrocheilus patrobas
194. Common Wood-Nymph ______ (K:237) (not in far-southern Arizona)
     Cercyonis pegala
195. Mead's Wood-Nymph ______ (K:237)
     Cercyonis meadii 
196. Silver-spotted Skipper ______ (K:257)
     Epargyreus clarus
197. Golden-banded Skipper (*) ______ (K:257)
     Autochton cellus
198. Dull Firetip ______ (K:257) (outside Mexico, in southeastern Arizona)
     Pyrrhopyge araxes
199. Desert Cloudywing ______ (K:259) (outside Mexico, in southeastern Arizona and locally in Texas - Big Bend area)  
     Achalarus casica
200. Arizona Skipper ______ (K:259) (outside Mexico, in southeastern Arizona and locally in Texas - Big Bend area)
     Codatractus arizonensis  
201. Acacia Skipper ______ (K:259) (mostly Mexican species)
     Cogia hippalus 
202. Gold-Costa Skipper ______ (K:259) (outside Mexico, in se Arizona & sw New Mexico)
     Cogia caicus
203. Northern Cloudywing ______ (K:261)
     Thorybes bathyllus
204. Mexican Cloudywing ______ (K:263) 
     Thorybes mexicanus
205. Drusius Cloudywing ______ (K:263) (outside Mexico, in southeast Arizona and locally in Texas - Big Bend area)
     Thorybes drusius
206. Valeriana Skipper ______ (K:265) (outside Mexico, a rarity in far-southern Arizona)
     Codatractus mysie   
207. Short-tailed Skipper ______ (K:267)
     Zestusa dorus
208. Hammock Skipper ______ (K:267) (a regular stray from Mexico)
     Polygonus leo 
209. Long-tailed Skipper ______ (K:269) (in Arizona, only far-southern)
     Urbanus proteus
210. Dorantes Longtail ______ (K:269) (in Arizona, only far-southern, more common there than Long-tailed Skipper)
     Urbanus dorantes
211. White-striped Longtail ______ (K:271) (in Arizona, only far south-east)
     Chioides catillus
212. Zilpa Longtail ______ (K:271) (a rare stray from Mexico)
     Chioides zilpa 
213. Gold-spotted Aguna ______ (K:273) (a rare stray from Mexico)
     Aguna asander
214. Mercurial Skipper ______ (K:273) (a rare stray from the tropics)
     Proteides mercurius 
215. Arizona Powdered-Skipper ______ (K:275)
     Systasea zampa
216. Texas Powdered-Skipper ______ (K:275) (in Arizona, only southeast, near Mexican border)
     Systasea pulverulenta 
217. Brown-banded Skipper ______ (K:277) (an irregular stray from Mexico)
     Timochares ruptifasciatus
218. Potrillo Skipper ______ (K:277) (a very rare stray from Mexico)
     Cabares potrillo
219. Hermit Skipper _____ (K:277) (Mexican, one recent Arizona record)
     Grais stigmatica
220. Fritgaertner's Flat ______ (K:277) (a rare stray from Mexico in the summer)
     Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri
221. Two-barred Flasher ______ (K:279) (in Arizona, a rare stray from Mexico to southeast AZ)
     Astraptes fulgerator 
222. Juvenal's Duskywing ______ (K:281) (local in mountains)
     Erynnis juvenalis
223. Funereal Duskywing ______ (K:281)
     Erynnis funeralis
224. Meridian Duskywing ______ (K:283) 
     Erynnis meridianus
225. Pacuvius Duskywing ______ (K:283)
     Erynnis pacuvius
226. Mournful Duskywing ______ (K:283)
     Erynnis tristis
227. Scudder's Duskywing ______ (K:283) (outside Mexico, in southeast Arizona)
     Erynnis scudderi 
228. Dreamy Duskywing ______ (K:285)
     Erynnis icelus
229. Sleepy Duskywing ______ (K:285) (in the spring, not the summer)
     Erynnis briza
230. Afranius Duskywing ______ (K:285)
     Erynnis afranius
231. Perius Duskywing ______ (K:285)
     Erynnis persius
232. Rocky Mountain Duskywing ______
     Erynnis telemachus
233. Common Checkered-Skipper ______ (K:289) (can not be distinguished in the field from the White Checkered-Skipper)
     Pyrgus communis 
234. White-checkered Skipper ______ (K:289) (recently determined to be species distinct from the Common Checkered-Skipper) 
     Pyrgus albescens
235. Tropical Checkered-Skipper ______ (K:289) (strays north into southern Arizona)
     Pyrgus oileus
236. Desert Checkered-Skipper ______ (K:289)
     Pyrgus philetas
237. Small Checkered-Skipper ______ (K:291)
     Pyrgus scriptura
238. Northern White-Skipper ______ (K:293) (in central & northern Arizona)
     Heliopetes erictorum
239. Erichson's White-Skipper ______ (K:293) (in southern Arizona)
     Heliopyrgus domicella
240. Laviana White-Skipper ______ (K:293) (a regular stray from Mexico into far-southern Arizona)
     Heliopetes laviana 
241. White-patched Skipper ______ (K:295) (a regular but rare stray from Mexido into southeast AZ)
     Chiomara asychis 
242. Common Streaky-Skipper ______ (K:295)
     Celotes nessus
243. Golden-headed Scallopwing ______ (K:297)
     Staphylus ceos
244. Mottled Bolla ______ (K:297) (rare stray from Mexico into southeast AZ)
     Bolla clytius
245. Common Sootywing ______ (K:299)
     Pholisora catullus
246. Mexican Sootywing ______ (K:299)
     Pholisora mejicana
247. Mojave Sootywing ______ (K:299)
     Hesperopsis libya
248. Saltbrush Sootywing ______ (K:299)
     Hesperopsis alpheus
249. Russet Skipperling ______ (K:301)
     Piruna pirus
250. Four-spotted Skipperling ______ (K:301)
     Piruna polingi
251. Many-spotted Skipperling ______ (K:301)
     Piruna cingo
252. Fiery Skipper ______ (K:303)
     Hylephila phyleus
253. Sachem ______ (K:303)
     Atalopedes campestris
254. Tropical Least Skipper ______ (K:305)
     Ancyloxypha arene
255. Orange Skipperling ______ (K:305)
     Copaeodes aurantiaca
256. Garita Skipperling ______ (K:307)
     Oarisma garita
257. Edward's Skipperling ______ (K:307)
     Oarisma edwardsii
258. Sunrise Skipper ______ (K:307) (along the southern Arizona-Mexico border)  
     Adopaeoides prittwitzi
259. Clouded Skipper ______ (K:309) (strays into southeast Arizona)
     Lerema accius 
260. Common Branded Skipper (*) ______ (K:313)
     Hesperia comma 
261. Green Skipper ______ (K:315)
     Hesperia viridis
262. Pahaska Skipper ______ (K:315)
     Hesperia pahaska
263. Apache Skipper ______ (K:315) (flies in Sept & Oct)
     Hesperia woodgatei
264. Morrison's Skipper ______ (K:315)
     Stinga morrisoni
265. Uncas Skipper ______ (K:321)
     Hesperia uncas
266. Rhesus Skipper ______ (K:321)
     Polites rhesus
267. Carus Skipper ______ (K:321)
     Polites carus
268. Tawny-edged Skipper ______ (K:325) (in central & northern Arizona)
     Plites themistocles
269. Dun Skipper ______ (K:327)
     Euphyes vestris
270. Snow's Skipper ______ (K:329)
     Paratrytone snowi
271. Taxiles Skipper (*) ______ (K:331)
     Poanes taxiles
272. Deva Skipper ______ (K:339)
     Atrytonopsis deva
273. Viereck's Skipper ______ (K:339)
     Atrytonopsis vierecki
274. Moon-marked Skipper ______ (K:339)
     Atrytonopsis lunus
275. White-barred Skipper ______ (K:341)
     Atrytonopsis pittacus
276. Python Skipper ______ (K:341)
     Atrytonopsis python
277. Cestus Skipper ______ (K:341)
     Atrytonopsis cestus
278. Sheep Skipper ______ (K:341)
     Atrytonopsis edwardsii
279. Bronze Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:347)
     Amblyscirtes aenus
280. Texas Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:347)
     Amblyscirtes texanae
281. Simius Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:347)
     "Amblyscirtes" simius
282. Large Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:349) (not all that large)
     Amblyscirtes exoteria
283. Dotted Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:349)
     Amblyscirtes eos
284. Toltec Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:349) (outside Mexico, only in southeast Arizona)
     Amblyscirtes tolteca
285. Elissa Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:349) (outside Mexico, only just north of the border in AZ & NM)
     Amblyscirtes elissa
286. Nysa Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:351)
     Amblyscirtes nysa
287. Cassus Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:351)
     Amblyscirtes cassus
288. Slaty Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:351)
     Amblyscirtes nereus
289. Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:351)
     Amblyscirtes phylace
290. Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper ______ (K:351) (outside Mexico, in southeast Arizona only in Chiricahua and Huachuca Mountains)
     Amblyscirtes fimbriata
291. Eufala Skipper ______ (K:353)
     Lerodea eufala
292. Violet-clouded Skipper ______ (K:353)
     Lerodea arabus
293. Ocola Skipper ______ (K:355) (a rare stray in southern Arizona from Mexico)
     Panoquina ocola
294. Brazilian Skipper ______ (K:357) (disperses on occasion north into Arizona)
     Calpodes ethlius
295. Violet-banded Skipper ______ (K:357) (periodic stray north into Arizona)
     Nyctelius nyctelius
296. Yucca Giant-Skipper ______ (K:359) (flies in the spring)
     Megathymus yuccae
297. Strecker's Giant-Skipper ______ (K:359) (in northeastern Arizona)
     Megathymus streckeri
298. Ursine Giant-Skipper ______ (K:359)
     Megathymus ursus
299. Arizona Giant-Skipper ______ (K:361)
     Agathymus aryxna
300. Orange Giant-Skipper ______ (K:361)
     Agathymus neumoegeni
301. Mojave Giant-Skipper ______ (K:361) (in northeastern Arizona)
     Agathymus alliae
302. Huachuca Giant-Skipper ______ (K:361) (only in Huachuca Mtns)
     Agathymus evansi

303. Poling's Giant-Skipper ______ (K:363)
     Agathymus polsingi
     
     
     
     Some selected reference books regarding Butterflies:
     
     "Butterflies of North America", by Jim Brock & Kenn Kaufmann (with 2,200 images & 70 photographs)