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Butterflies of Michigan

This guide features butterfly species found in Michigan. The guide was compiled from all research grade observations submitted to iNaturalist. Butterfly species are ordered by rank abundance based on observations made by iNaturalist users. The guide was created spring of 2021 by the Jamieson ...more ↓

Monarch 1
Danaus plexippus
Red-spotted Admiral 2
Limenitis arthemis
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
Papilio glaucus
Black Swallowtail 4
Papilio polyxenes
Pearl Crescent 5
Phyciodes tharos
Red Admiral 6
Vanessa atalanta
Cabbage White 7
Pieris rapae
Mourning Cloak 8
Nymphalis antiopa
Silver-spotted Skipper 9
Epargyreus clarus
Peck's Skipper 10
Polites peckius
Spicebush Swallowtail 11
Papilio troilus
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 12
Papilio cresphontes
Viceroy 13
Limenitis archippus
Painted Lady 14
Vanessa cardui
Northern Crescent 15
Phyciodes cocyta
Great Spangled Fritillary 16
Speyeria cybele
Northern Pearly-eye 17
Lethe anthedon
Little Wood Satyr 18
Megisto cymela
American Lady 19
Vanessa virginiensis
Baltimore Checkerspot 20
Euphydryas phaeton
Eastern Comma 21
Polygonia comma
Common Wood-Nymph 22
Cercyonis pegala
Clouded Sulphur 23
Colias philodice
Essex Skipper 24
Thymelicus lineola
Small Copper 25
Lycaena phlaeas
Common Buckeye 26
Junonia coenia
Eastern Tailed-Blue 24
Cupido comyntas
Least Skipper 27
Ancyloxypha numitor
Question Mark 28
Polygonia interrogationis
Hobomok Skipper 29
Lon hobomok
Appalachian Brown 30
Lethe appalachia
Banded Hairstreak 31
Satyrium calanus
Common Checkered-Skipper 32
Burnsius communis
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 33
Papilio canadensis
Compton Tortoiseshell 34
Nymphalis l-album
Dun Skipper 35
Euphyes vestris
Common Ringlet 36
Coenonympha tullia
Summer Azure 37
Celastrina neglecta
Orange Sulphur 38
Colias eurytheme
Delaware Skipper 39
Anatrytone logan
Bronze Copper 40
Lycaena hyllus
Northern Azure 41
Celastrina lucia
Hackberry Emperor 42
Asterocampa celtis
Eyed Brown 43
Lethe eurydice
Northern Broken-Dash 24
Wallengrenia egeremet
Eastern Pine Elfin 44
Callophrys niphon
Long Dash 45
Polites mystic
Tawny-edged Skipper 46
Polites themistocles
Wild Indigo Duskywing 47
Erynnis baptisiae
Aphrodite Fritillary 48
Speyeria aphrodite
Brown Elfin 49
Callophrys augustinus
Striped Hairstreak 50
Satyrium liparops
Juvenal's Duskywing 44
Erynnis juvenalis
Silvery Blue 51
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Spring Azure 31
Celastrina ladon
Gray Comma 52
Polygonia progne
Tawny Emperor 53
Asterocampa clyton
Bog Copper 54
Lycaena epixanthe
Mustard White 55
Pieris oleracea
Pink-edged Sulphur 56
Colias interior
Mulberry Wing 57
Poanes massasoit
Edwards' Hairstreak 57
Satyrium edwardsii
Fiery Skipper 35
Hylephila phyleus
Silver-bordered Fritillary 58
Boloria selene
Gray Hairstreak 59
Strymon melinus
Karner Blue 60
Plebejus samuelis
Little Glassywing 61
Pompeius verna
Chequered Skipper 62
Carterocephalus palaemon
Harris's Checkerspot 63
Chlosyne harrisii
Harvester 64
Feniseca tarquinius
Dorcas Copper 65
Lycaena dorcas
Atlantis Fritillary 66
Speyeria atlantis
Green Comma 67
Polygonia faunus
Dreamy Duskywing 68
Erynnis icelus
West Virginia White 69
Pieris virginiensis
Hoary Elfin 70
Callophrys polios
Broad-winged Skipper 71
Poanes viator
Variegated Fritillary 72
Euptoieta claudia
Common Roadside-Skipper 73
Amblyscirtes vialis
Mitchell's Satyr 74
Neonympha mitchellii
Pipevine Swallowtail 75
Battus philenor
Common Sootywing 76
Pholisora catullus
Silvery Checkerspot 71
Chlosyne nycteis
Indian Skipper 77
Hesperia sassacus
Acadian Hairstreak 78
Satyrium acadica
Dion Skipper 44
Euphyes dion
Hickory Hairstreak 79
Satyrium caryaevorus
Black Dash 80
Euphyes conspicua
Meadow Fritillary 81
Boloria bellona
Zabulon Skipper 82
Lon zabulon
Canadian × Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 83
Papilio canadensis × glaucus
Northern Cloudywing 43
Thorybes pylades
Leonard's Skipper 46
Hesperia leonardus
Pepper and Salt Skipper 80
Amblyscirtes hegon
American Snout 44
Libytheana carinenta
Poweshiek Skipperling 84
Oarisma poweshiek
Common Branded Skipper 54
Hesperia comma
Dusted Skipper 85
Atrytonopsis hianna
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 86
Aglais milberti
Little Yellow 46
Pyrisitia lisa

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