Best Months to Observe Butterflies in Phoenix Butterflies are most active when it’s warm and when nectar sources are readily available. So what are the best months to observe butterflies in the Phoenix Sonoran Desert? In Phoenix, Queens, Fiery Skippers and Gulf Fritillaries are usually around all summer. You can expect to see a showing of butterflies in the late winter into Spring, but the biggest show often comes in the months of August, September and October. Western Pygmy Blue, Oct 25, 2021 The three popular months coincide with Phoenix Monsoon and quite a number of blooming nectar plants. Following are some observations from the 2021/2022 calendar years in Phoenix. Note that 2021 was an amazing banner year for butterflies! Some October Observations Large Orange Sulphur Monarch Painted Lady Mexican Yellow American Snout Dainty Sulphur Ceraunus Blue Orange Sulphur Western Pygmy Blue Fiery Skipper Cloudless Sulphur Great Purple Hairstreak Queen Sleepy Orange Funereal Duskywing Echo Azure Arizona Powdered Skipper Cloudless Sulphur Tiny Checkerspot (Pinal County) California Patch Empress Leilia Violet-clouded Skipper Fatal Metalmark West Coast Lady Queen Eufala Skipper Northern White Skipper Some November Observations Western Pygmy Blue Reakirt’s Blue Sleepy Orange Mexican Yellow American Lady Checkered White Orange Sulphur Dainty Sulphur Pipevine Swallowtail Painted Lady Common and White Checkered Skippers Variegated Fritillary Gray Hairstreak Queen American Lady American Snout Fiery Skipper Gulf Fritillary Gray Buckeye Monarch Red Admiral Some December Observations Painted Lady Funereal Duskywing Gulf Fritillary Monarch West Coast Lady Queen Gray Buckeye Mexican Yellow Dainty Sulphur Ceraunus Blue Some January Observations Gulf Fritillary Queen Monarch Reakirt’s Blue Queen American Snout Painted Lady West Coast Lady Some February Observations Mourning Cloak American Snout Gray Hairstreak Sleepy Orange Orange Sulphur Some March Observations Red Admiral Western Giant Swallowtail Funereal Duskywing West Coast Lady Great Purple Hairstreak Some April Observations Marine Blue Gray Buckeye Dainty Sulphur Echo Azure Sleepy Orange Common Checkered Skipper Juniper Hairstreak American Snout Painted Lady Some May Observations Cabbage White Northern White Skipper Echo Azure Pipevine Swallowtail California Patch Some June Observations Reakirt’s Blue Marine Blue Empress Leilia Ceraunus Blue Some July Observations Fiery Skipper Queen Queen Caterpillar Sleepy Orange Gulf Fritillary Share this:FacebookXWhatsAppPinterestRedditPrintLike this:Like Loading... Related Published by George@PW View all posts by George@PW
