List of Lepidoptera of Michigan
# 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
