Here are a few butterflies from various trips to southern Michigan. Enjoy!
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Hillsdale Co., MI 30 June 2004 |
American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Left: Allegan Co., MI5 July 2004 Right: Van Buren Co., MI 2 July 2004 |
Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas) Hillsdale Co., MI, 30 June 2004 |
Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica) Hillsdale Co., MI 30 June 2004 |
Edward's Hairstreaks (Satyrium edwardsii) Male on left, female on right Allegan Co., MI on 5 July 2004 |
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) Male Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004 |
'Karner' Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa samuelis) Male Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004 |
'Karner' Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa samuelis) Female Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004 |
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004 |
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004 |
Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite aphrodite) Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004 |
Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) Hillsdale Co., MI 30 June 2004 |
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia) Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004 |
Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto cymela) Left: St Clair Co., MI 8 July 2003 Right: Hillsdale Co., MI 30 June 2004 |
Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) Left: St Clair Co., MI 8 July 2003 Right: Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004 |
Mulberry Wings (Poanes massasoit) Hillsdale Co., MI, 30 June 2004 |
Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua) Female Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004 | |
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004 |
Created on ... August 29, 2005 | Update on ... August 30, 2005 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com