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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Michigan
Great Lakes shores, forests, dunes, wildlife
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Michigan. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
251
Species
103
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Michigan
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Michigan's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Michigan
A recent look at insect sightings across Michigan.
May 13, 2026
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Michigan.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Michigan
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Monarch Butterfly
37 snaps
Bee
11 snaps
Polyphemus Moth
10 snaps
Red Admiral
10 snaps
Black Swallowtail
8 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Michigan
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park41 sightings50 species
Michigan, US
Arden Park–East Boston Historic District
You might spot Eastern Gray Squirrel, Tree-Of-Heaven, and House Sparrow.
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Park39 sightings50 species
Michigan, US
Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District
You might spot Eastern Gray Squirrel, Rock Pigeon, and House Sparrow.
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Park48 sightings11 species
Michigan, US
Lakeview Park
You might spot Star-Flowered Lily-Of-The-Valley and Common Silverweed.
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Zoo16 sightings14 species
Michigan, US
Binder Park Zoo
You might spot Reticulated Giraffe, Red Panda, and Snow Leopard.
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Park41 sightings50 species
Michigan, US
Glen Haven
You might spot Bladder Campion, Bearberry, and Common Milkweed.
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Park79 sightings11 species
Michigan, US
Heritage Park
You might spot White-Tailed Deer, Wild Bergamot, and Turkey.
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Full Guide
Full Michigan bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Monarch Butterfly
Bee
Polyphemus Moth
Red Admiral
Black Swallowtail
Tan Jumping Spider
Pale Beauty
Asian Lady Beetle
Bold Jumping Spider
Autumn Meadowhawk
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Eight-spotted Forester Moth
Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Big Sand Tiger Beetle
Common Whitetail
Dark Fishing Spider
Eastern Forktail
Festive Tiger Beetle
Green Cloverworm Moth
Hemlock Looper Moth
Isabella Tiger Moth
Large Maple Spanworm Moth
Little Wood Satyr
Margined Leatherwing Beetle
Question Mark
Spring Fishfly
Acanthocephala terminalis
Admiral Butterfly
American Nursery Web Spider
Cecropia Moth
Chinese Mantis
Common Green Darner
Common Tan Wave
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Elegant Grass-veneer
Hickory Tussock Moth
Hobomok Skipper
Luna Moth
Margined Calligrapher
Mourning Cloak
Narcissus Bulb Fly
Orchard Orbweaver
Pearl Crescent
Silver-spotted Skipper
Widow Skimmer
Zabulon Skipper
24-spot Ladybird
American Cockroach
American Dog Tick
American Emerald
American Lady
Baltimore Checkerspot
Bicolored Sallow
Bombus Fervidus
Box Tree Moth
Cabbage White
Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Common Blue Mud-Dauber Wasp
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Dark Flower Scarab
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Eastern Black-Legged Tick
Eastern Calligrapher
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Eastern Pondhawk
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Yellowjacket
Ebony Jewelwing
Elfin Skimmer
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Four-lined Plant Bug
Garden Tortrix
Great Golden Digger Wasp
Great Spangled Fritillary
Green Comma
Large Lace-Border Moth
Large Yellow Underwing
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth
Long Dash
Milkweed Tussock Moth
North American Common Water Strider
Northern Cloudywing
Orange Sulphur
Painted Lady
Pale Green Assassin Bug
Peck's Skipper
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted Spreadwing
Stripe-legged Robber Fly
Tulip-tree Beauty
Viceroy
White-dotted Prominent
Willow Leaf Beetle
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid
Wool Sower Gall Wasp
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
Zadontomerus
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