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 ↓

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Clouded Sulphur ¹
Colias philodice

Orange Sulphur ²
Colias eurytheme

Pink-edged Sulphur ³
Colias interior

Little Yellow ⁴
Pyrisitia lisa

Dainty Sulphur ⁵
Nathalis iole

Cloudless Sulphur ⁶
Phoebis sennae

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Butterflies of Michigan

Clouded Sulphur 1 Colias philodice

Orange Sulphur 2 Colias eurytheme

Pink-edged Sulphur 3 Colias interior

Little Yellow 4 Pyrisitia lisa

Dainty Sulphur 5 Nathalis iole

Cloudless Sulphur 6 Phoebis sennae