Butterflies of North America
Butterflies of Michigan
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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
- Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
- Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
- Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
- Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
- Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
- Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)
- Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
- Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
- Mustard White (Pieris oleracea)
- West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
- Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
- Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
- Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
- Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
- Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
- Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
- Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
- Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
- Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
- Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
- Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
- Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
- Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
- Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
- Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae)
- Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
- Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)
- American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
- Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
- Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe)
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 Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas)
- Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
- Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
- Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
- Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)
- Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
- Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
- Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)
- Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
- Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
- Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
- Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
- Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
- Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
- Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
- Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
- White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
- Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
- Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
- Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)
- Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
- Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
- Western Tailed-Blue (Everes amyntula)
- Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
- Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
- Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
- Northern Blue (Lycaeides idas)
- Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa)
- Greenish Blue (Plebeius saepiolus)
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Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
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- Swamp Metalmark (Calephelis muticum)
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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
- Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)
- American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
- Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)
- Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
- Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
- Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
- Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
- Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
- Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
- Frigga Fritillary (Boloria frigga)
- Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
- True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
- Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
- Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
- Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
- Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
- Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
- Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
- Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
- Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
- Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
- Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
- Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
- Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
- Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
- Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
- California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
- Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti)
- American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
- Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)
- Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
- 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
- White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
- Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)
- Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
- Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)
- Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
- Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
- Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
- Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
- Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
- Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
- Mitchell's Satyr (Neonympha mitchellii)
- Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
- Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
- Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
- Red-disked Alpine (Erebia discoidalis)
- Macoun's Arctic (Oeneis macounii)
- Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
- Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta)
- Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Queen (Danaus gilippus)
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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
- Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
- Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
- Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
- Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
- Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
- Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
- Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
- Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
- Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
- Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
- Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)
- Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
- Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
- Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae)
- Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
- Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
- Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
- Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
- Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
- Poweshiek Skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)
- European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
- Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
- Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma)
- Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe)
- Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
- Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
- Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)
- Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
- Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
- Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
- Long Dash (Polites mystic)
- Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
- Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
- Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
- Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
- Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit)
- Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
- Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
- Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
- Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
- Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi)
- Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)
- Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
- Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
- Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
- Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
- Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
- Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
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