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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 ↓

Monarch 1
Danaus plexippus
Red-spotted Admiral 2
Limenitis arthemis
Pearl Crescent 3
Phyciodes tharos
Red Admiral 4
Vanessa atalanta
Mourning Cloak 5
Nymphalis antiopa
Viceroy 6
Limenitis archippus
Painted Lady 7
Vanessa cardui
Northern Crescent 8
Phyciodes cocyta
Great Spangled Fritillary 9
Speyeria cybele
Northern Pearly-eye 10
Lethe anthedon
Little Wood Satyr 11
Megisto cymela
American Lady 12
Vanessa virginiensis
Baltimore Checkerspot 13
Euphydryas phaeton
Eastern Comma 14
Polygonia comma
Common Wood-Nymph 15
Cercyonis pegala
Common Buckeye 16
Junonia coenia
Question Mark 17
Polygonia interrogationis
Appalachian Brown 18
Lethe appalachia
Compton Tortoiseshell 19
Nymphalis l-album
Common Ringlet 20
Coenonympha tullia
Hackberry Emperor 21
Asterocampa celtis
Eyed Brown 22
Lethe eurydice
Aphrodite Fritillary 23
Speyeria aphrodite
Gray Comma 24
Polygonia progne
Tawny Emperor 25
Asterocampa clyton
Silver-bordered Fritillary 26
Boloria selene
Harris's Checkerspot 27
Chlosyne harrisii
Atlantis Fritillary 28
Speyeria atlantis
Green Comma 29
Polygonia faunus
Variegated Fritillary 30
Euptoieta claudia
Mitchell's Satyr 31
Neonympha mitchellii
Silvery Checkerspot 32
Chlosyne nycteis
Meadow Fritillary 33
Boloria bellona
American Snout 34
Libytheana carinenta
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 35
Aglais milberti
Chryxus Arctic 36
Oeneis chryxus
Bog Fritillary 37
Boloria eunomia
Tawny Crescent 3
Phyciodes batesii
Jutta Arctic 38
Oeneis jutta
Gulf Fritillary 39
Agraulis vanillae
Frigga Fritillary 40
Boloria frigga
Julia Heliconian 41
Dryas iulia
Satyr Comma 15
Polygonia satyrus
Macoun's Arctic 42
Oeneis macounii

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