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Insects of Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Golden Gate Canyon State Park lies approximately 25 miles west of downtown Denver in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The park consists of 11,700 acres that lies across the boundary between the western edge of Jefferson County and the eastern edge of Gilpin County. Elevations range between ...more ↓

Goldenrod Crab Spider 1
Misumena vatia
Plum Finger Gall Mite 2
Eriophyes emarginatae
Achemon Sphinx 3
Eumorpha achemon
Nessus Sphinx 4
Amphion floridensis
Juanita Sphinx Moth 5
Proserpinus juanita
White-lined Sphinx 6
Hyles lineata
Snowberry Clearwing 7
Hemaris diffinis
Rocky Mountain Clearwing 8
Hemaris thetis
Asella Sphinx 9
Sphinx asellus
Great Ash Sphinx 10
Sphinx chersis
Wild Cherry Sphinx 11
Sphinx drupiferarum
Elegant Sphinx 12
Sphinx perelegans
Vashti Sphinx Moth 12
Sphinx vashti
Apple Sphinx 11
Sphinx gordius
Elm Sphinx 13
Ceratomia amyntor
One-eyed Sphinx 14
Smerinthus cerisyi
Twin-spotted Sphinx 15
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Modest Sphinx 16
Pachysphinx modesta
Western Poplar Sphinx 3
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Blinded Sphinx Moth 17
Paonias excaecata
Small-eyed Sphinx 18
Paonias myops
Cecropia Moth 19
Hyalophora cecropia
Columbia Silk Moth 20
Hyalophora columbia
Agapema homogena 21
Polyphemus Moth 22
Antheraea polyphemus
Coloradia luski 10
Western Sheep Moth 23
Hemileuca eglanterina
Io Moth 24
Automeris io
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 25
Parnassius smintheus
Indra Swallowtail 26
Papilio indra
Black Swallowtail 27
Papilio polyxenes
Anise Swallowtail 28
Papilio zelicaon
Pale Swallowtail 29
Papilio eurymedon
Two-tailed Swallowtail 29
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 30
Papilio rutulus
Pipevine Swallowtail 31
Battus philenor
Dotted Roadside-Skipper 32
Amblyscirtes eos
Common Roadside-Skipper 33
Amblyscirtes vialis
Oslar's Roadside-Skipper 34
Amblyscirtes oslari
Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper 35
Amblyscirtes phylace
Taxiles Skipper 36
Lon taxiles
Morrison's Skipper 37
Stinga morrisoni
Snow's Skipper 38
Paratrytone snowi
Arogos Skipper 39
Atrytone arogos
Sachem 38
Atalopedes campestris
Woodland Skipper 40
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Yuma Skipper 41
Ochlodes yuma
Western Branded Skipper 42
Hesperia colorado
Juba Skipper 43
Hesperia juba
Nevada Skipper 44
Hesperia nevada
Ottoe Skipper 45
Hesperia ottoe
Pahaska Skipper 46
Hesperia pahaska
Uncas Skipper 47
Hesperia uncas
Green Skipper 45
Hesperia viridis
Long Dash 48
Polites mystic
Crossline Skipper 49
Polites origenes
Sonoran Skipper 42
Polites sonora
Draco Skipper 41
Polites draco
Sandhill Skipper 43
Polites sabuleti
Tawny-edged Skipper 50
Polites themistocles
Rhesus Skipper 46
Polites rhesus
Dun Skipper 51
Euphyes vestris
Garita Skipperling 46
Oarisma garita
European Skipper 52
Thymelicus lineola
Russet Skipperling 53
Piruna pirus
Mexican Cloudywing 46
Thorybes mexicana
Northern Cloudywing 38
Thorybes pylades
Silver-spotted Skipper 54
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 41
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 55
Erynnis brizo
Funereal Duskywing 46
Erynnis funeralis
Horace's Duskywing 56
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 48
Erynnis icelus
Mottled Duskywing 46
Erynnis martialis
Pacuvius Duskywing 42
Erynnis pacuvius
Persius Duskywing 42
Erynnis persius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 50
Erynnis telemachus
Common Checkered-Skipper 57
Burnsius communis
Two-banded Checkered Skipper 58
Pyrgus ruralis
Small Checkered Skipper 59
Pyrgus scriptura
Hayhurst's Scallopwing 60
Staphylus hayhurstii
Common Sootywing 61
Pholisora catullus
Goatweed Leafwing 62
Anaea andria
Common Mestra 46
Mestra amymone
Hackberry Emperor 63
Asterocampa celtis
Bredow's Sister 64
Adelpha bredowii
Weidemeyer's Admiral 41
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Texan Crescent 65
Anthanassa texana
Anicia Checkerspot 66
Euphydryas anicia
Variable Checkerspot 67
Euphydryas chalcedona
Northern Crescent 68
Phyciodes cocyta
Vesta Crescent 69
Phyciodes graphica
Pale Crescent 34
Phyciodes pallida
Field Crescent 70
Phyciodes pulchella
Gorgone Checkerspot 71
Chlosyne gorgone
Silvery Checkerspot 42
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot 72
Chlosyne palla
Arachne Checkerspot 46
Poladryas arachne
Dotted Checkerspot 41
Poladryas minuta
West Coast Lady 73
Vanessa annabella

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