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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Northern Pearly-eye ¹
Lethe anthedon

Little Wood Satyr ²
Megisto cymela

Common Wood-Nymph ³
Cercyonis pegala

Appalachian Brown ⁴
Lethe appalachia

Common Ringlet ⁵
Coenonympha tullia

Eyed Brown ⁶
Lethe eurydice

Mitchell's Satyr ⁷
Neonympha mitchellii

Chryxus Arctic ⁸
Oeneis chryxus

Jutta Arctic ⁹
Oeneis jutta

Macoun's Arctic ¹⁰
Oeneis macounii

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Butterflies of Michigan

Northern Pearly-eye 1 Lethe anthedon

Little Wood Satyr 2 Megisto cymela

Common Wood-Nymph 3 Cercyonis pegala

Appalachian Brown 4 Lethe appalachia

Common Ringlet 5 Coenonympha tullia

Eyed Brown 6 Lethe eurydice

Mitchell's Satyr 7 Neonympha mitchellii

Chryxus Arctic 8 Oeneis chryxus

Jutta Arctic 9 Oeneis jutta

Macoun's Arctic 10 Oeneis macounii