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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 ↓

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Papilio glaucus
Black Swallowtail 2
Papilio polyxenes
Spicebush Swallowtail 3
Papilio troilus
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 4
Papilio cresphontes
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 5
Papilio canadensis
Pipevine Swallowtail 6
Battus philenor
Canadian × Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 7
Papilio canadensis × glaucus
Zebra Swallowtail 8
Eurytides marcellus

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