Butterflies of Tucson, Arizona
This guide provides an overview of the butterflies that live in and around Tucson, Arizona. Skippers are not covered here, there are so many of them that they deserve their own field guide. There are 5 families of "true" butterflies: Gossamer-winged Butterflies (Lycaenidae, includes ...more ↓
Lyside Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside, commonly known as the Lyside Sulphur or Guayacan Sulphur, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Pieridae. In seasons with heavy monsoons, this butterfly is seen in massive migrations which are frequent in Texas but more rare in the southwest. It is also an occasional resident in southern Florida.
Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe, the Orange Giant Sulphur or Large Orange Sulphur, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Peru north to southern Texas and peninsular Florida. Rare strays can be found up to Colorado, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and New Jersey. The habitat consists of open, tropical lowlands including gardens, pastures, road edges, trails and ...more ↓
Dainty Sulphur
The Dainty Sulphur or Dwarf Yellow (Nathalis iole) is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae.
Cloudless Sulphur
The Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) is a small to midsized butterfly in the family Pieridae found in the New World. There are several similar species such as the Yellow Angled Sulphur which has angled wings or other sulphurs which are much smaller.
Mexican Yellow
The Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana, sometimes called the Wolf-Face Sulphur) is a North and South American butterfly in the family Pieridae. It occurs mainly in Mexico but occasionally is found in central and southwestern USA and rarely in Canada.
Southern Dogface
The Southern Dogface, Colias cesonia, is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae, subfamily Coliadinae (up until recently, the species was sometimes placed in the related genus Colias instead of Zerenia).
Tailed Orange
The Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia) is a North and South American butterfly in the family Pieridae.
sleepy orange
The Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae.
Desert Orangetip
The Desert Orangetip, Anthocharis cethura cethura, is a butterfly of the Pierinae subfamily. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it lives in hills and ridges. Its caterpillars mostly eat plants of the mustard family.
Anthocharis thoosa
The Southwestern Orangetip, Anthocharis thoosa, is native to the southwestern United States. It inhabits juniper, pinyon juniper, and pinyon woodlands from northern Nevada through Utah and western Colorado south to southeastern California , Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas. Adult butterflies fly in the spring (January–May). Caterpillars feed on a variety of mustards, family ...more ↓
Checkered White
The Checkered White (Pontia protodice), also called Southern Cabbage Butterfly, is a common North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its green larva is a type of cabbage worm.
Spring White
The Spring White, California White, or Colorado White (Pontia sisymbrii) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in mountainous areas of western Canada and the USA.
