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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 ↓

Chryxus Arctic 1
Oeneis chryxus
Purplish Copper 2
Lycaena helloides
Bog Fritillary 3
Boloria eunomia
Oak Hairstreak 4
Satyrium favonius
Horace's Duskywing 5
Erynnis horatius
Crossline Skipper 6
Polites origenes
Olympia Marble 7
Euchloe olympia
Western Pine Elfin 8
Callophrys eryphon
Sachem 9
Atalopedes campestris
Tawny Crescent 10
Phyciodes batesii
Jutta Arctic 11
Oeneis jutta
Sleepy Duskywing 12
Erynnis brizo
Dainty Sulphur 13
Nathalis iole
Columbine Duskywing 14
Erynnis lucilius
Mottled Duskywing 2
Erynnis martialis
Checkered White 15
Pontia protodice
Cobweb Skipper 2
Hesperia metea
Gulf Fritillary 16
Agraulis vanillae
Frigga Fritillary 17
Boloria frigga
Large White 18
Pieris brassicae
Julia Heliconian 19
Dryas iulia
Satyr Comma 20
Polygonia satyrus
Funereal Duskywing 10
Erynnis funeralis
Green-eyed White 21
Leptophobia aripa
Southern Cloudywing 22
Thorybes bathyllus
Zebra Swallowtail 23
Eurytides marcellus
Cloudless Sulphur 24
Phoebis sennae
Henry's Elfin 25
Callophrys henrici
Northern Blue 26
Plebejus idas
Frosted Elfin 1
Callophrys irus
Lerema 6
Dukes' Skipper 27
Euphyes dukesi
Ottoe Skipper 28
Hesperia ottoe
Macoun's Arctic 29
Oeneis macounii
Common Hedge Blue 30
Acytolepis puspa

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