History Title 41, Chapter 4.1, article 5, sets forth the state emblems. The state of Arizona has approved petrified wood as the state fossil, the cactus wren as the state bird, the flower of the Saguaro as the state flower, the Palo Verde as the state tree, the Bola tie as the state neckwear and turquoise as the official gemstone. Blue and gold are the state colors. The blue is the same shade as our state flag and the flag of the United States. The Arizona State flag represents the copper star of Arizona rising from a blue field in the face of the setting sun.
Provisions Designates an unspecified butterfly as the official state butterfly.
HB 2247 was amended in Retirement and Government Operations Committee to specify the official state butterfly.