Butterflies
Photo of a path near Myrtle Kraft Cottage

Over 240 of these glamorous insects live in or migrate through southeastern Arizona. The butterflies listed below are only a few that can be found in the Portal area of the Chiricahua Mountains.

By clicking on any of the photos below, you can see a larger version of the photo and sighting information.

Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilionidae)Black Swallowtail 
 Pipevine SwallowtailPhoto of a Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly. Click on the photo to see a larger image.
 Skippers (Hesperiidae) 
 Funereal Duskywing 
 Ceos Skipper 
 Comma Skipper 
 Pahaska Skipper 
 Taxiles Skipper 
Snout Butterflies (Libytheidae)American Snout 
Gossamer Wings and Blues Butterflies (Lycaenidae)Acmon Blue 
 Battoides Blue 
 Ceraunus Blue 
 Marine Blue 
 Leda Ministreak 
 Juniper Hairstreak 
 Gray Hairstreak 
 Thicket Hairstreak 
 Ares Metal-mark 
 Leda Ministreak 
Brush-foot Butterflies (Nymphalidae)BuckeyePhoto of a Buckeye Butterfly. Photo by Noel Snyder. Click on the photo to see a larger image.
 Variegated Fritillary 
 Black Checkerspot 
 Theona Checkerspot 
 Bordered Patch 
 Texan Crescent 
 Mylitta Crescent 
 Question Mark 
 Nabokov's Satyr (Cyllopsis pyracmon nabokovi)Photo of the Nabokov's Satyr Butterfly. Photo by USGS/Paul Opler. Click on the photo to see a larger image.
 Pertepida Satyr (Nabokov) 
 Pine SatyrPhoto of a Pine Satyr Butterfly. Photo by Noel Snyder. Click on the photo to see a larger image.
 American Lady 
 Painted Lady 
 Red Admiral 
 Arizona Sister 
 Queen 
 Mourning Cloak 
 MonarchPhoto of the Monarch Butterfly. Click on the photo to see a larger image.
Sulfur and White Butterflies (Pieridae)Southern Dogface 
 Pearly Marble 
 Clouded Sulfur 
 Dainty Sulfur 
 Orange Sulfur 
 Sara Orange-tip 
 Southwestern Orange-tip 
 Checkered White 

Related Links
 Butterflies of Arizona
 Moths of Arizona
 Butterflies of Southeast Arizona
 Moths of Southeast Arizona

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