Butterflies and Moths of Arizona

2185 Species Recorded in Arizona

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Melipotis perpendicularis

Observed: Oct 11, 2024

Submitted by: jrmbutterfly

Verified: Oct 13, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Thin-Banded Lichen Moth
Cisthene tenuifascia

Observed: Oct 11, 2024

Submitted by: jrmbutterfly

Verified: Oct 13, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Bulia deducta

Observed: Oct 06, 2024

Submitted by: jrmbutterfly

Verified: Oct 08, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Euxoa medialis

Observed: Oct 05, 2024

Submitted by: jrmbutterfly

Verified: Oct 11, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Army Cutworm
Euxoa auxiliaris

Observed: Oct 05, 2024

Submitted by: bentert

Verified: Oct 06, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Scopula ancellata

Observed: Oct 03, 2024

Submitted by: jrmbutterfly

Verified: Oct 14, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Rindgea cyda

Observed: Oct 03, 2024

Submitted by: jrmbutterfly

Verified: Oct 04, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Bicolored Chloraspilates Moth
Chloraspilates bicoloraria

Observed: Oct 03, 2024

Submitted by: jrmbutterfly

Verified: Oct 04, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus

Observed: Oct 03, 2024

Submitted by: jrmbutterfly

Verified: Oct 09, 2024

Verified by: John Saba

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Tailed Orange
Pyrisitia proterpia

Observed: Oct 03, 2024

Submitted by: jrmbutterfly

Verified: Oct 09, 2024

Verified by: John Saba

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Orange Skipperling
Copaeodes aurantiaca

Observed: Oct 03, 2024

Submitted by: jrmbutterfly

Verified: Oct 09, 2024

Verified by: John Saba

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Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia

Observed: Oct 03, 2024

Submitted by: jrmbutterfly

Verified: Oct 09, 2024

Verified by: John Saba

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Top 10 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Arizona

Queen Danaus gilippus	Upperside is chestnut brown; black borders of forewings have 2 rows of white spots; white spots are scattered at the forewing apex. Underside of hindwing has black veins; black borders of both wings have 2 rows of white spots. Upperside of male hindwing has a black scale patch. Very similar to the Soldier (Danaus eresimus), but is more brown and has less defined wing veins on the upperside. Underside hindwing lacks band of pale spots present in the Soldier. Queens in the southwest (and sometimes in the southeast) have pale veins on the upperside of the hindwings, which are lacking in the Soldier.
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata	Upperside of forewing is dark olive brown with paler brown along the costa and outer margin, a narrow tan band running from the wing tip to the base, and white streaks along the veins. Hindwing upperside is black with a reddish pink median band.
American Snout Libytheana carinenta	Labial palps long and extended forward. Tip of forewing squared off. Upperside brown, forewing with orange at base and inner margin, and white spots on outer half. Underside of hindwing mottled or smooth violet-gray.
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor	Upper surface of hindwing iridescent blue or blue-green. Underside of hindwing with submarginal row of 7 round orange spots in iridescent blue field.
Marine Blue Leptotes marina	Upperside blue; male with purple tinge, female with no white. Underside of forewing with unbroken pale brown bands from costa to inner margin.
Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia	Upperside is chestnut brown; forewing has 2 solid brown bars in the cell, median white spots, and 2 black eyespots near the outer margin.
Arizona Sister Adelpha eulalia	Recently recognized as a different species than <em>Adelpha bredowii</em> of Mexico and California Sister (<em>Adelpha californica</em>). Overall appearance is similar (large brown-black butterfly with white bands and orange patch on forewings) but <em>eulalia</em> averages notably larger and the dark margins of the forewing tend to be broader. The blue bar along the outer edge of the white hindwing bar is complete, not partial as in <em>A. californica</em>. The orange patch on the forewings tends to be narrower and more linear in shape than <em>californica</em>. The dorsal postdiscal band is white not creamy colored as <em>californica</em>. The external outline of the hindwing postdiscal bands are nearly straight, not sinuous. The bluish coloration below is pale to dark blue rather than violet. There is only one ventral hindwing basal orange bar instead of two in <em>californica</em>.
Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata	Upper surface of male forewing with narrow black stripes. Each hindwing has 2 tails.
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui	Upperside is orange-brown with darker wing bases; forewing with black apex patch and white bar on leading edge; hindwing submarginal row of 5 small black spots sometimes has blue scales. Underside has a black, brown, and gray pattern with 4 small submarginal eyespots.
Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola	Upperside of male light blue with darker veins and dusky border; female darker. Underside of forewing with postmedian row of 5 round black spots circled with white.

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Most Recent Sightings in Arizona

Melipotis perpendicularis

Thin-Banded Lichen Moth
Cisthene tenuifascia

Bulia deducta

Euxoa medialis

Army Cutworm
Euxoa auxiliaris

Scopula ancellata

Rindgea cyda

Bicolored Chloraspilates Moth
Chloraspilates bicoloraria

Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus

Tailed Orange
Pyrisitia proterpia

Orange Skipperling
Copaeodes aurantiaca

Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia

Queen
Danaus gilippus

White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata

American Snout
Libytheana carinenta

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Marine Blue
Leptotes marina

Empress Leilia
Asterocampa leilia

Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia

Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola

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Butterflies and Moths of Arizona

2185 Species Recorded in Arizona

100 Most Recent Sightings in Arizona

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Most Recent Sightings in Arizona

Thin-Banded Lichen MothCisthene tenuifascia

Army CutwormEuxoa auxiliaris

Bicolored Chloraspilates MothChloraspilates bicoloraria

Ceraunus BlueHemiargus ceraunus

Tailed OrangePyrisitia proterpia

Orange SkipperlingCopaeodes aurantiaca

Bordered PatchChlosyne lacinia

QueenDanaus gilippus

White-lined SphinxHyles lineata

American SnoutLibytheana carinenta

Pipevine SwallowtailBattus philenor

Marine BlueLeptotes marina

Empress LeiliaAsterocampa leilia

Arizona SisterAdelpha eulalia

Two-tailed SwallowtailPapilio multicaudata

Painted LadyVanessa cardui

Reakirt's BlueEchinargus isola

Thin-Banded Lichen Moth
Cisthene tenuifascia

Army Cutworm
Euxoa auxiliaris

Bicolored Chloraspilates Moth
Chloraspilates bicoloraria

Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus

Tailed Orange
Pyrisitia proterpia

Orange Skipperling
Copaeodes aurantiaca

Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia

Queen
Danaus gilippus

White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata

American Snout
Libytheana carinenta

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Marine Blue
Leptotes marina

Empress Leilia
Asterocampa leilia

Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia

Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola