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 ↓
Mariposa almirante
The Arizona Red-spotted Purple, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, is endemic to Mexico and the southwestern United States (Opler 1999). In Arizona, caterpillars feed on chokecherry (Prunus), willows (Salix), cottonwood and aspen (Populus) in riparian habitats of oak woodlands and mixed evergreen forests (Stewart et al. 2001). Adults fly from late March to ...more ↓
