Butterflies of Oakland County, MI

This guide highlights common butterfly species found in Oakland County, Michigan, USA. The guide was compiled by the Jamieson Lab at Oakland University (www.jamiesonlab.com) from research grade data submitted to iNaturalist. The ...more ↓

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Monarch ¹
Danaus plexippus

Black Swallowtail ²
Papilio polyxenes

Red Admiral ³
Vanessa atalanta

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ⁴
Papilio glaucus

Red-spotted Admiral ⁵
Limenitis arthemis

Mourning Cloak ⁶
Nymphalis antiopa

Eastern Giant Swallowtail ⁷
Papilio cresphontes

Cabbage White ⁸
Pieris rapae

Baltimore Checkerspot ⁹
Euphydryas phaeton

Silver-spotted Skipper ¹⁰
Epargyreus clarus

Peck's Skipper ¹¹
Polites peckius

Spicebush Swallowtail ¹²
Papilio troilus

Viceroy ¹³
Limenitis archippus

Little Wood Satyr ¹⁴
Megisto cymela

Common Wood-Nymph ¹⁵
Cercyonis pegala

American Lady ¹⁶
Vanessa virginiensis

Pearl Crescent ¹⁷
Phyciodes tharos

Eastern Comma ¹⁸
Polygonia comma

Eastern Tailed-Blue ¹⁹
Cupido comyntas

Banded Hairstreak ²⁰
Satyrium calanus

Question Mark ²¹
Polygonia interrogationis

Northern Pearly-eye ²²
Lethe anthedon

Painted Lady ²³
Vanessa cardui

Mulberry Wing ²⁴
Poanes massasoit

Hobomok Skipper ²¹
Lon hobomok

Delaware Skipper ²⁵
Anatrytone logan

Small Copper ²⁶
Lycaena phlaeas

Least Skipper ²⁷
Ancyloxypha numitor

Essex Skipper ²⁸
Thymelicus lineola

Bronze Copper ²⁹
Lycaena hyllus

Common Ringlet ³⁰
Coenonympha tullia

Edwards' Hairstreak ³¹
Satyrium edwardsii

Great Spangled Fritillary ³²
Speyeria cybele

Common Checkered-Skipper ³³
Burnsius communis

Orange Sulphur ³⁴
Colias eurytheme

Dorcas Copper ³⁵
Lycaena dorcas

Appalachian Brown ³⁶
Lethe appalachia

Eyed Brown ³⁷
Lethe eurydice

Acadian Hairstreak ³⁸
Satyrium acadica

Mustard White ³⁹
Pieris oleracea

Silver-bordered Fritillary ⁴⁰
Boloria selene

Wild Indigo Duskywing ⁴¹
Erynnis baptisiae

Tawny-edged Skipper ²⁴
Polites themistocles

Little Glassywing ¹¹
Pompeius verna

Gray Comma ¹⁷
Polygonia progne

Hickory Hairstreak ⁴²
Satyrium caryaevorus

Coral Hairstreak ²⁹
Satyrium titus

Common Buckeye ⁴³
Junonia coenia

Fiery Skipper ⁴⁴
Hylephila phyleus

Juvenal's Duskywing ⁴⁵
Erynnis juvenalis

Northern Broken-Dash ¹¹
Wallengrenia egeremet

Broad-winged Skipper ⁴⁶
Poanes viator

Long Dash ³⁹
Polites mystic

Dun Skipper ¹⁷
Euphyes vestris

Dion Skipper ⁴⁷
Euphyes dion

Black Dash ²⁴
Euphyes conspicua

Striped Hairstreak ⁴⁸
Satyrium liparops

Eastern Pine Elfin ⁴⁹
Callophrys niphon

Palamedes Swallowtail ⁵⁰
Papilio palamedes

Harvester ⁵¹
Feniseca tarquinius

Little Yellow ¹⁷
Pyrisitia lisa

Compton Tortoiseshell ³⁹
Nymphalis l-album

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Butterflies of Oakland County, MI

Monarch 1 Danaus plexippus

Black Swallowtail 2 Papilio polyxenes

Red Admiral 3 Vanessa atalanta

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4 Papilio glaucus

Red-spotted Admiral 5 Limenitis arthemis

Mourning Cloak 6 Nymphalis antiopa

Eastern Giant Swallowtail 7 Papilio cresphontes

Cabbage White 8 Pieris rapae

Baltimore Checkerspot 9 Euphydryas phaeton

Silver-spotted Skipper 10 Epargyreus clarus

Peck's Skipper 11 Polites peckius

Spicebush Swallowtail 12 Papilio troilus

Viceroy 13 Limenitis archippus

Little Wood Satyr 14 Megisto cymela

Common Wood-Nymph 15 Cercyonis pegala

American Lady 16 Vanessa virginiensis

Pearl Crescent 17 Phyciodes tharos

Eastern Comma 18 Polygonia comma

Eastern Tailed-Blue 19 Cupido comyntas

Banded Hairstreak 20 Satyrium calanus

Question Mark 21 Polygonia interrogationis

Northern Pearly-eye 22 Lethe anthedon

Painted Lady 23 Vanessa cardui

Mulberry Wing 24 Poanes massasoit

Hobomok Skipper 21 Lon hobomok

Delaware Skipper 25 Anatrytone logan

Small Copper 26 Lycaena phlaeas

Least Skipper 27 Ancyloxypha numitor

Essex Skipper 28 Thymelicus lineola

Bronze Copper 29 Lycaena hyllus

Common Ringlet 30 Coenonympha tullia

Edwards' Hairstreak 31 Satyrium edwardsii

Great Spangled Fritillary 32 Speyeria cybele

Common Checkered-Skipper 33 Burnsius communis

Orange Sulphur 34 Colias eurytheme

Dorcas Copper 35 Lycaena dorcas

Appalachian Brown 36 Lethe appalachia

Eyed Brown 37 Lethe eurydice

Acadian Hairstreak 38 Satyrium acadica

Mustard White 39 Pieris oleracea

Silver-bordered Fritillary 40 Boloria selene

Wild Indigo Duskywing 41 Erynnis baptisiae

Tawny-edged Skipper 24 Polites themistocles

Little Glassywing 11 Pompeius verna

Gray Comma 17 Polygonia progne

Hickory Hairstreak 42 Satyrium caryaevorus

Coral Hairstreak 29 Satyrium titus

Common Buckeye 43 Junonia coenia

Fiery Skipper 44 Hylephila phyleus

Juvenal's Duskywing 45 Erynnis juvenalis

Northern Broken-Dash 11 Wallengrenia egeremet

Broad-winged Skipper 46 Poanes viator

Long Dash 39 Polites mystic

Dun Skipper 17 Euphyes vestris

Dion Skipper 47 Euphyes dion

Black Dash 24 Euphyes conspicua

Striped Hairstreak 48 Satyrium liparops

Eastern Pine Elfin 49 Callophrys niphon

Palamedes Swallowtail 50 Papilio palamedes

Harvester 51 Feniseca tarquinius

Little Yellow 17 Pyrisitia lisa

Compton Tortoiseshell 39 Nymphalis l-album