List of Lepidoptera of Michigan

This is a list of butterflies and moths—species of the order Lepidoptera—that have been observed in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Butterflies

Papilionidae

• Eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus
• Canadian tiger swallowtail, Papilio canadensis
• Spicebush swallowtail, Papilio troilus
• Black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes
• Giant swallowtail, Papilio cresphontes
• Zebra swallowtail, Eurytides marcellus
• Pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor

Pieridae

• Cabbage white, Pieris rapae
• Mustard white, Pieris oleracea
• West Virginia white, Pieris virginiensis
• Checkered white, Pontia protodice
• Olympia marble, Euchloe olympia
• Clouded sulphur, Colias philodice
• Orange sulphur, Colias eurytheme
• Pink-edged sulphur, Colias interior
• Little yellow, Eurema lisa

Lycaenidae

Lycaenini

• American copper, Lycaena phlaeas
• Dorcas copper, Lycaena dorcas
• Purplish copper, Lycaena helloides
• Bog copper, Lycaena epixanthe
• Bronze copper, Lycaena hyllus
• Harvester, Feniseca tarquinius

Theclini & Eumaeini

• Gray hairstreak, Strymon melinus
• White M hairstreak, Parrhasius m-album
• Banded hairstreak, Satyrium calanus
• Hickory hairstreak, Satyrium caryaevorus
• Edward's hairstreak, Satyrium edwardsii
• Striped hairstreak, Satyrium liparops
• Northern oak hairstreak, Satyrium favonius ontario
• Acadian hairstreak, Satyrium acadica
• Coral hairstreak, Satyrium titus
• Brown elfin, Callophrys augustinus
• Henry's elfin, Callophrys henrici
• Frosted elfin, Callophrys irus
• Hoary elfin, Callophrys polios
• Eastern pine elfin, Callophrys niphon
• Western pine elfin, Callophrys eryphon
• Early hairstreak, Erora laeta

Polyommatini

• Eastern tailed-blue, Cupido comyntas
• Silvery blue, Glaucopsyche lygdamus
• Spring azure, Celastrina ladon
• Summer azure, Celastrina neglecta
• Greenish blue, Icaricia saepiolus
• Melissa blue, Plebejus melissa
• Karner blue, Plebejus melissa samuelis
• Anna's blue, Plebejus anna

Riodinidae

• Swamp metalmark, Calephelis muticum

Nymphalidae

Heliconiinae

• Variegated fritillary, Euptoieta claudia
• Great spangled fritillary, Speyeria cybele
• Atlantis fritillary, Speyeria atlantis
• Aphrodite fritillary, Speyeria aphrodite
• Meadow fritillary, Boloria bellona
• Frigga fritillary, Boloria frigga
• Silver-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene
• Bog fritillary, Boloria eunomia
• Freija fritillary, Boloria freija

Nymphalinae

• Pearl crescent, Phyciodes tharos
• Northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta
• Tawny crescent, Phyciodes batesii
• Gorgone checkerspot, Chlosyne gorgone
• Silvery checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis
• Harris's checkerspot, Chlosyne harrisii
• Baltimore checkerspot, 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
• Mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa
• Milbert's tortoiseshell, Aglais milberti
• Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta
• American lady, Vanessa virginiensis
• Painted lady, Vanessa cardui
• Common buckeye, Junonia coenia
• White admiral, Limenitis arthemis
• Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis
• Viceroy, Limenitis archippus
• Hackberry emperor, asterocampa celtis
• Tawny emperor, asterocampa clyton
• American snout, Libytheana carinenta
• Monarch, Danaus plexippus

Satyrinae

• Little wood satyr, Megisto cymela
• Mitchell's satyr, Neonympha mitchellii
• Common wood nymph, Cercyonis pegala
• Eyed brown, Satyrodes eurydice
• Appalachian brown, Satyrodes appalachia
• Northern pearly-eye, Enodia anthedon
• Common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia
• Red-disked alpine, Erebia discoidalis
• Chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus
• Jutta Arctic, Oeneis jutta

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae & Pyrrhopyginae

• Silver-spotted skipper, Epargyreus clarus
• Hoary Edge, Achalarus lyciades
• Southern cloudywing, Thorybes bathyllus
• Northern cloudywing, Thorybes pylades
• Juvenal's duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis
• Horace's duskywing, Erynnis horatius
• Dreamy duskywing, Erynnis icelus
• Sleepy duskywing, Erynnis brizo
• Persius duskywing, Erynnis persius
• Wild indigo duskywing, Erynnis baptisiae
• Columbine duskywing, Erynnis lucilius
• Mottled duskywing, Erynnis martialis
• Common checkered-skipper, Pyrgus communis
• Grizzled skipper, Pyrgus centaureae
• Common sootywing, Pholisora catullus

Heteropterinae & Hesperiinae

• Arctic skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon
• European skipper, Thymelicus lineola
• Least skipper, Ancyloxypha numitor
• Poweshiek skipperling, Oarisma poweshiek
• Common branded skipper, Hesperia comma
• Cobweb skipper, Hesperia metea
• Leonard's skipper, Hesperia leonardus
• Indian skipper, Hesperia sassacus
• Ottoe skipper, Hesperia ottoe
• Long dash, Polites mystic
• Peck's skipper, Polites peckius
• Tawny-edged skipper, Polites themistocles
• Crossline skipper, Polites origenes
• Black dash, Euphyes conspicua
• Northern broken-dash, Wallengrenia egeremet
• Little glassywing, Pompeius verna
• Dun skipper, Euphyes vestris
• Hobomok skipper, Poanes hobomok
• Zabulon skipper, Poanes zabulon
• Mulberry wing, Poanes massasoit
• Broad-winged skipper, Poanes viator
• Two-spotted skipper, Euphyes bimacula
• Dion skipper, Euphyes dion
• Duke's skipper, Euphyes dukesi
• Delaware skipper, Anatrytone logan
• Dusted skipper, Atrytonopsis hianna
• Common roadside skipper, Amblyscirtes vialis
• Pepper-and-salt skipper, Amblyscirtes hegon

Moths

Arctiidae

Arctiinae

• Carlotta's tiger moth, Apantesis carlotta
• Nais tiger moth, Apantesis nais
• Harnessed moth, Apantesis phalerata
• Garden tiger moth, Arctia caja
• Yellow-colored scape moth, Cisseps fulvicollis
• Salt marsh moth, Estigmene acrea
• Celia's tiger moth, Grammia celia
• Figured tiger moth, Grammia figurata
• Oithana tiger moth, Grammia oithona
• Phyllira tiger moth, Grammia phyllira
• Little virgin tiger moth, Grammia virguncula
• Banded tussock moth, Halysidota tessellaris
• Confused haploa moth, Haploa confusa
• Orange holomelina moth, Holomelina aurantiaca
• Buchholz's holomelina moth, Holomelina buchholzi
• Immaculate holomelina moth, Holomelina immaculata
• Bog holomelina moth, Holomelina lamae
• Giant leopard moth, Hypercompe scribonia
• Ruby tiger moth, Phragmatobia fuliginosa
• Large ruby tiger moth, Phragmatobia assimilans
• Lined ruby tiger moth, Phragmatobia lineata
• Isabella tiger moth, Pyrrharctia isabella
• Agreeable tiger moth, Spilosoma congrua
• Dubious tiger moth, Spilosoma dubia
• Pink-legged tiger moth, Spilosoma latipennis
• Virginia tiger moth, Spilosoma virginica

Ctenuchinae

• Yellow-colored scape moth, Cisseps fulvicollis
• Virginia ctenucha moth, Ctenucha virginica

Lithosiinae

• Pale lichen moth, Crambidia pallida
• Painted lichen moth, Hypoprepia fucosa
• Scarlet lichen moth, Hypoprepia miniata

Crambidae

• Celery leaftier moth, Udea rubigalis

Elachistidae

• Hemlock moth, Agonopterix alstroemeriana

Erebidae

Catocalinae

• Three-staff underwing moth, Catocala amestris
• Yellow-banded underwing moth, Catocala cerogama

Geometridae

Ennominae

• Peppered moth, Biston betularia
• Pale beauty moth, Campaea perlata
• Spiny looper moth, Phigalia titea

Larentiinae

• White-striped black moth, Trichodezia albovittata

Lasiocampidae

Lasiocampinae

• Eastern tent caterpillar moth, Malacosoma americanum
• Forest tent caterpillar moth, Malacosoma disstria

Limacodidae

• Saddleback caterpillar moth, Acharia stimulea

Lymantriidae

• Gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar
• White-marked tussock moth, Orgyia leucostigma

Noctuidae

Amphipyrinae

• Copper underwing moth, Amphipyra pyramidea

Hadeninae

• White-speck moth, Mythimna unipuncta

Herminiinae

• Grayish zanclognatha moth, Zanclognatha pedipilalis

Noctuinae

• Large yellow underwing, Noctua pronuba

Notodontidae

• Sigmoid prominent moth, Clostera albosigma
• Apical prominent moth, Clostera apicalis
• Linden prominent moth, Ellida caniplaga
• White furcula moth, Furcula borealis
• Modest furcula moth, Furcula modesta
• Western furcula moth, Furcula occidentalis
• Lintner's pebble moth, Gluphisia lintneri
• Small pebble moth, Gluphisia septentrionis
• Saddle prominent moth, Heterocampa guttivitta
• Oblique heterocampa moth, Heterocampa obliqua
• White-blotched heterocampa moth, Heterocampa umbrata
• Zaya heterocampa moth, Heterocampa zayasi
• Pink prominent moth, Hyparpax aurora
• Georgian prominent moth, Hyperaeschra georgica
• Double-lined prominent moth, Lochmaeus bilineata
• Variable oakleaf moth, Lochmaeus manteo
• Mottled prominent moth, Macrurocampa marthesia
• Drab prominent moth, Misogada unicolor
• Rough prominent moth, Nadata gibbosa
• Double-toothed prominent moth, Nerice bidentata
• Base-streaked prominent moth, Notodonta scitipennis
• Elegant prominent moth, Odontosia elegans
• Chocolate prominent moth, Peridea ferruginea
• Angulose prominent moth, Peridea angulosa
• Black-rimmed prominent moth, Pheosia rimosa
• Chestnut schizura, Schizura badia
• Red-humped caterpillar moth, Schizura concinna
• Morning-glory prominent moth, Schizura ipomoeae
• Black-blotched schizura moth, Schizura leptinoides
• Unicorn caterpillar moth, Schizura unicornis

Saturniidae

Citheroniinae

• Orangestriped oakworm moth, Anisota senatoria
• Spiny oakworm moth, Anisota stigma
• Pink-striped oakworm moth, Anisota virginiensis
• Regal moth, Citheronia regalis
• Rosy maple moth, Dryocampa rubicunda
• Imperial moth, Eacles imperialis
• Honey locust moth, Sphingicampa bicolor
• Bisected honey locust moth, Sphingicampa bisecta

Hemileucinae

• Io moth, Automeris io
• Buck moth, Hemileuca maia
• Nevada buck moth, Hemileuca nevadensis

Saturniinae

• Luna moth, Actias luna
• Polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus
• Giant silkmoth, Callosamia angulifera
• Promethea silkmoth, Callosamia promethea
• Columbia silkmoth, Hyalophora columbia
• Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia

Sphingidae

Macroglossinae

• Tantalus sphinx, Aellopos tantalus
• Nessus sphinx, Amphion floridensis
• Azalea sphinx, Darapsa choerilus
• Virginia creeper sphinx, Darapsa myron
• Hydrangea sphinx, Darapsa versicolor
• Lettered sphinx, Deidamia inscriptum
• Mournful sphinx, Enyo lugubris
• Ello sphinx, Erinnyis ello
• Achemon sphinx, Eumorpha achemon
• Pandora sphinx moth, Eumorpha pandorus
• Snowberry clearwing, Hemaris diffinis
• Slender clearwing, Hemaris gracilis
• Hummingbird clearwing, Hemaris thysbe
• Bedstraw hawkmoth, Hyles gallii
• White-lined sphinx, Hyles lineata
• Abbott's sphinx, Sphecodina abbottii
• Tersa sphinx, Xylophanes tersa

Sphinginae

• Pink-spotted hawkmoth, Agrius cingulata
• Five-spotted hawkmoth, Manduca quinquemaculata
• Clemens' hawkmoth, Sphinx luscitiosa
• Tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta
• Walnut sphinx, Amorpha juglandis
• Elm sphinx, Ceratomia amyntor
• Catalpa sphinx, Ceratomia catalpae
• Waved sphinx, Ceratomia undulosa
• Pawpaw sphinx, Dolba hyloeus
• Northern pine sphinx, Lapara bombycoides
• Cluentius sphinx, Neococytius cluentius
• Modest sphinx, Pachysphinx modesta
• Blinded sphinx, Paonias excaecatus
• Small-eyed sphinx, Paonias myops
• One-eyed sphinx, Smerinthus cerisyi
• Twin-spotted sphinx, Smerinthus jamaicensis
• Canadian sphinx, Sphinx canadensis
• Great ash sphinx, Sphinx chersis
• Wild cherry sphinx, Sphinx drupiferarum
• Hermit sphinx, Sphinx eremitus
• Laurel sphinx, Sphinx kalmiae
• Poecila sphinx, Sphinx poecila

Yponomeutidae

• Ailanthus webworm moth, Atteva aurea

References

• Kaufman, Kenn; Brock, Jim P. (2003). Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 978-0-618-76826-4.

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