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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 ↓

Peck's Skipper 1
Polites peckius
Essex Skipper 2
Thymelicus lineola
Least Skipper 3
Ancyloxypha numitor
Hobomok Skipper 4
Lon hobomok
Dun Skipper 5
Euphyes vestris
Delaware Skipper 6
Anatrytone logan
Northern Broken-Dash 2
Wallengrenia egeremet
Long Dash 7
Polites mystic
Tawny-edged Skipper 8
Polites themistocles
Mulberry Wing 9
Poanes massasoit
Fiery Skipper 5
Hylephila phyleus
Little Glassywing 10
Pompeius verna
Broad-winged Skipper 11
Poanes viator
Common Roadside-Skipper 12
Amblyscirtes vialis
Indian Skipper 13
Hesperia sassacus
Dion Skipper 14
Euphyes dion
Black Dash 15
Euphyes conspicua
Zabulon Skipper 16
Lon zabulon
Leonard's Skipper 8
Hesperia leonardus
Pepper and Salt Skipper 15
Amblyscirtes hegon
Poweshiek Skipperling 17
Oarisma poweshiek
Common Branded Skipper 18
Hesperia comma
Dusted Skipper 19
Atrytonopsis hianna
Crossline Skipper 14
Polites origenes
Sachem 20
Atalopedes campestris
Cobweb Skipper 21
Hesperia metea
Lerema 14
Dukes' Skipper 22
Euphyes dukesi
Ottoe Skipper 23
Hesperia ottoe

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