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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Silver-spotted Skipper ¹
Epargyreus clarus

Peck's Skipper ²
Polites peckius

Essex Skipper ³
Thymelicus lineola

Least Skipper ⁴
Ancyloxypha numitor

Hobomok Skipper ⁵
Lon hobomok

Common Checkered-Skipper ⁶
Burnsius communis

Dun Skipper ⁷
Euphyes vestris

Delaware Skipper ⁸
Anatrytone logan

Northern Broken-Dash ³
Wallengrenia egeremet

Long Dash ⁹
Polites mystic

Tawny-edged Skipper ¹⁰
Polites themistocles

Wild Indigo Duskywing ¹¹
Erynnis baptisiae

Juvenal's Duskywing ¹²
Erynnis juvenalis

Mulberry Wing ¹³
Poanes massasoit

Fiery Skipper ⁷
Hylephila phyleus

Little Glassywing ¹⁴
Pompeius verna

Chequered Skipper ¹⁵
Carterocephalus palaemon

Dreamy Duskywing ¹⁶
Erynnis icelus

Broad-winged Skipper ¹⁷
Poanes viator

Common Roadside-Skipper ¹⁸
Amblyscirtes vialis

Common Sootywing ¹⁹
Pholisora catullus

Indian Skipper ²⁰
Hesperia sassacus

Dion Skipper ¹²
Euphyes dion

Black Dash ²¹
Euphyes conspicua

Zabulon Skipper ²²
Lon zabulon

Northern Cloudywing ²³
Thorybes pylades

Leonard's Skipper ¹⁰
Hesperia leonardus

Pepper and Salt Skipper ²¹
Amblyscirtes hegon

Poweshiek Skipperling ²⁴
Oarisma poweshiek

Common Branded Skipper ²⁵
Hesperia comma

Dusted Skipper ²⁶
Atrytonopsis hianna

Horace's Duskywing ²⁷
Erynnis horatius

Crossline Skipper ¹²
Polites origenes

Sachem ²⁸
Atalopedes campestris

Sleepy Duskywing ²⁹
Erynnis brizo

Columbine Duskywing ³⁰
Erynnis lucilius

Mottled Duskywing ³¹
Erynnis martialis

Cobweb Skipper ³¹
Hesperia metea

Funereal Duskywing ³²
Erynnis funeralis

Southern Cloudywing ³³
Thorybes bathyllus

Lerema ¹²

Dukes' Skipper ³⁴
Euphyes dukesi

Ottoe Skipper ³⁵
Hesperia ottoe

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Butterflies of Michigan

Silver-spotted Skipper 1 Epargyreus clarus

Peck's Skipper 2 Polites peckius

Essex Skipper 3 Thymelicus lineola

Least Skipper 4 Ancyloxypha numitor

Hobomok Skipper 5 Lon hobomok

Common Checkered-Skipper 6 Burnsius communis

Dun Skipper 7 Euphyes vestris

Delaware Skipper 8 Anatrytone logan

Northern Broken-Dash 3 Wallengrenia egeremet

Long Dash 9 Polites mystic

Tawny-edged Skipper 10 Polites themistocles

Wild Indigo Duskywing 11 Erynnis baptisiae

Juvenal's Duskywing 12 Erynnis juvenalis

Mulberry Wing 13 Poanes massasoit

Fiery Skipper 7 Hylephila phyleus

Little Glassywing 14 Pompeius verna

Chequered Skipper 15 Carterocephalus palaemon

Dreamy Duskywing 16 Erynnis icelus

Broad-winged Skipper 17 Poanes viator

Common Roadside-Skipper 18 Amblyscirtes vialis

Common Sootywing 19 Pholisora catullus

Indian Skipper 20 Hesperia sassacus

Dion Skipper 12 Euphyes dion

Black Dash 21 Euphyes conspicua

Zabulon Skipper 22 Lon zabulon

Northern Cloudywing 23 Thorybes pylades

Leonard's Skipper 10 Hesperia leonardus

Pepper and Salt Skipper 21 Amblyscirtes hegon

Poweshiek Skipperling 24 Oarisma poweshiek

Common Branded Skipper 25 Hesperia comma

Dusted Skipper 26 Atrytonopsis hianna

Horace's Duskywing 27 Erynnis horatius

Crossline Skipper 12 Polites origenes

Sachem 28 Atalopedes campestris

Sleepy Duskywing 29 Erynnis brizo

Columbine Duskywing 30 Erynnis lucilius

Mottled Duskywing 31 Erynnis martialis

Cobweb Skipper 31 Hesperia metea

Funereal Duskywing 32 Erynnis funeralis

Southern Cloudywing 33 Thorybes bathyllus

Lerema 12

Dukes' Skipper 34 Euphyes dukesi

Ottoe Skipper 35 Hesperia ottoe