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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Red Admiral ¹
Vanessa atalanta

Mourning Cloak ²
Nymphalis antiopa

American Lady ³
Vanessa virginiensis

Eastern Comma ⁴
Polygonia comma

Question Mark ⁵
Polygonia interrogationis

Painted Lady ⁶
Vanessa cardui

Gray Comma ⁷
Polygonia progne

Compton Tortoiseshell ⁸
Nymphalis l-album

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Butterflies of Oakland County, MI

Red Admiral 1 Vanessa atalanta

Mourning Cloak 2 Nymphalis antiopa

American Lady 3 Vanessa virginiensis

Eastern Comma 4 Polygonia comma

Question Mark 5 Polygonia interrogationis

Painted Lady 6 Vanessa cardui

Gray Comma 7 Polygonia progne

Compton Tortoiseshell 8 Nymphalis l-album