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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Pearl Crescent ¹
Phyciodes tharos

Red Admiral ²
Vanessa atalanta

Mourning Cloak ³
Nymphalis antiopa

Painted Lady ⁴
Vanessa cardui

Northern Crescent ⁵
Phyciodes cocyta

American Lady ⁶
Vanessa virginiensis

Baltimore Checkerspot ⁷
Euphydryas phaeton

Eastern Comma ⁸
Polygonia comma

Common Buckeye ⁹
Junonia coenia

Question Mark ¹⁰
Polygonia interrogationis

Compton Tortoiseshell ¹¹
Nymphalis l-album

Gray Comma ¹²
Polygonia progne

Harris's Checkerspot ¹³
Chlosyne harrisii

Green Comma ¹⁴
Polygonia faunus

Silvery Checkerspot ¹⁵
Chlosyne nycteis

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ¹⁶
Aglais milberti

Tawny Crescent ¹
Phyciodes batesii

Satyr Comma ¹⁷
Polygonia satyrus

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Butterflies of Michigan

Pearl Crescent 1 Phyciodes tharos

Red Admiral 2 Vanessa atalanta

Mourning Cloak 3 Nymphalis antiopa

Painted Lady 4 Vanessa cardui

Northern Crescent 5 Phyciodes cocyta

American Lady 6 Vanessa virginiensis

Baltimore Checkerspot 7 Euphydryas phaeton

Eastern Comma 8 Polygonia comma

Common Buckeye 9 Junonia coenia

Question Mark 10 Polygonia interrogationis

Compton Tortoiseshell 11 Nymphalis l-album

Gray Comma 12 Polygonia progne

Harris's Checkerspot 13 Chlosyne harrisii

Green Comma 14 Polygonia faunus

Silvery Checkerspot 15 Chlosyne nycteis

Milbert's Tortoiseshell 16 Aglais milberti

Tawny Crescent 1 Phyciodes batesii

Satyr Comma 17 Polygonia satyrus