Butterflies of Rocky Mountain National Park
All butterflies known to occur in Rocky Mountain National Park, according to Oppler, Bray, and Simpson (2012) on the NPS website.
Lupine Blue
1
Icaricia lupini
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
2
Parnassius smintheus
Anise Swallowtail
3
Papilio zelicaon
Baird's Swallowtail
4
Papilio machaon bairdii
Eastern Black Swallowtail
5
Papilio polyxenes asterius
Pale Swallowtail
6
Papilio eurymedon
Two-tailed Swallowtail
7
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail
8
Papilio rutulus
Bronze Roadside-Skipper
9
Amblyscirtes aenus
Common Roadside-Skipper
10
Amblyscirtes vialis
Taxiles Skipper
11
Lon taxiles
Morrison's Skipper
12
Stinga morrisoni
Snow's Skipper
13
Paratrytone snowi
Woodland Skipper
15
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Western Branded Skipper
16
Hesperia colorado
Juba Skipper
4
Hesperia juba
Nevada Skipper
17
Hesperia nevada
Uncas Skipper
18
Hesperia uncas
Draco Skipper
19
Polites draco
Sonoran Skipper
21
Polites sonora
Tawny-edged Skipper
22
Polites themistocles
Dun Skipper
23
Euphyes vestris
Garita Skipperling
24
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling
25
Piruna pirus
Mexican Cloudywing
24
Thorybes mexicana
Silver-spotted Skipper
26
Epargyreus clarus
Funereal Duskywing
23
Erynnis funeralis
Dreamy Duskywing
20
Erynnis icelus
Pacuvius Duskywing
16
Erynnis pacuvius
Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius
Common Checkered-Skipper
27
Burnsius communis
Northern Grizzled Skipper
28
Pyrgus centaureae
Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
17
Pyrgus ruralis
Common Sootywing
29
Pholisora catullus
Weidemeyer's Admiral
30
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Anicia Checkerspot
31
Euphydryas anicia
Northern Crescent
32
Phyciodes cocyta
Pale Crescent
33
Phyciodes pallida
Field Crescent
34
Phyciodes pulchella
Rockslide Checkerspot
36
Chlosyne damoetas
Gorgone Checkerspot
37
Chlosyne gorgone
Silvery Checkerspot
16
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot
38
Chlosyne palla
Arachne Checkerspot
24
Poladryas arachne
West Coast Lady
39
Vanessa annabella
Red Admiral
40
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady
41
Vanessa cardui
American Lady
42
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak
43
Nymphalis antiopa
California Tortoiseshell
44
Nymphalis californica
Green Comma
45
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma
46
Polygonia gracilis
Oreas Comma
47
Polygonia oreas
Satyr Comma
15
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
48
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye
49
Junonia coenia
Ochre Ringlet
45
Coenonympha tullia ochracea
Ridings' Satyr
50
Neominois ridingsii
Chryxus Arctic
22
Oeneis chryxus
Jutta Arctic
51
Oeneis jutta
Melissa Arctic
52
Oeneis melissa
Uhler's Arctic
45
Oeneis uhleri
Colorado Alpine
23
Erebia callias
Common Alpine
9
Erebia epipsodea
Magdalena Alpine
53
Erebia magdalena
Small Wood-Nymph
54
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph
15
Cercyonis pegala
Canyonland Satyr
55
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary
56
Speyeria aphrodite
Atlantis Fritillary
57
Speyeria atlantis
Callippe Fritillary
58
Speyeria callippe
Coronis Fritillary
59
Speyeria coronis
Edwards's Fritillary
60
Speyeria edwardsii
Great Basin Fritillary
61
Speyeria egleis
Northwestern Fritillary
62
Speyeria hesperis
Mormon Fritillary
17
Speyeria mormonia
Zerene Fritillary
63
Speyeria zerene
Meadow Fritillary
20
Boloria bellona
Arctic Fritillary
64
Boloria chariclea
Bog Fritillary
65
Boloria eunomia
Freija Fritillary
Boloria freija
Frigga Fritillary
66
Boloria frigga
Silver-bordered Fritillary
67
Boloria selene
Variegated Fritillary
68
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary
69
Agraulis vanillae
Gray Hairstreak
71
Strymon melinus
Behr's Hairstreak
72
Satyrium behrii
California Hairstreak
61
Satyrium californica
Coral Hairstreak
73
Satyrium titus
Western Green Hairstreak
74
Callophrys affinis
Brown Elfin
34
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin
13
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak
23
Callophrys gryneus
Moss's Elfin
75
Callophrys mossii
