title: List of Lepidoptera of Michigan
text: # 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
  