Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

Regional Butterfly and Moth Information

Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Arizona

These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in Arizona. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in Arizona, or visit the Arizona page to see recently submitted sightings.


White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata

American Snout
Libytheana carinenta

Marine Blue
Leptotes marina

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia

Empress Leilia
Asterocampa leilia

Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola

Mexican Yellow
Eurema mexicana

Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole

Texan Crescent
Anthanassa texana

Southern Dogface
Zerene cesonia

Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis

Orange Skipperling
Copaeodes aurantiaca

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Checkered White
Pontia protodice

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Identifying Caterpillars

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Surprisingly, most of the larval stages of butterflies and moths are simply unknown, and caterpillar photographs can be very difficult to identify. It may take some time for a coordinator to identify your caterpillar.

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