Butterflies of Rocky Mountain National Park

Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini 1
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus 2
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon 3
Baird's Swallowtail
Papilio machaon bairdii 4
Eastern Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes asterius 5
Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon 6
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata 7
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus 8
Bronze Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes aenus 9
Common Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis 10
Taxiles Skipper
Lon taxiles 11
Morrison's Skipper
Stinga morrisoni 12
Snow's Skipper
Paratrytone snowi 13
Sachem
Atalopedes campestris 14
Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides 15
Western Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado 16
Juba Skipper
Hesperia juba 4
Nevada Skipper
Hesperia nevada 17
Uncas Skipper
Hesperia uncas 18
Draco Skipper
Polites draco 19
Long Dash
Polites mystic 20
Sonoran Skipper
Polites sonora 21
Tawny-edged Skipper
Polites themistocles 22
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris 23
Garita Skipperling
Oarisma garita 24
Russet Skipperling
Piruna pirus 25
Mexican Cloudywing
Thorybes mexicana 24
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus 26
Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis 23
Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus 20
Pacuvius Duskywing
Erynnis pacuvius 16
Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis 27
Northern Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus centaureae 28
Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus ruralis 17
Common Sootywing
Pholisora catullus 29
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii 30
Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia 31
Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta 32
Pale Crescent
Phyciodes pallida 33
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella 34
Phyciodes batesii anasazi
Phyciodes batesii anasazi 35
Rockslide Checkerspot
Chlosyne damoetas 36
Gorgone Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone 37
Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis 16
Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla 38
Arachne Checkerspot
Poladryas arachne 24
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella 39
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta 40
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui 41
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis 42
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa 43
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica 44
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus 45
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis 46
Oreas Comma
Polygonia oreas 47
Satyr Comma
Polygonia satyrus 15
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti 48
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia 49
Ochre Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia ochracea 45
Ridings' Satyr
Neominois ridingsii 50
Chryxus Arctic
Oeneis chryxus 22
Jutta Arctic
Oeneis jutta 51
Melissa Arctic
Oeneis melissa 52
Uhler's Arctic
Oeneis uhleri 45
Colorado Alpine
Erebia callias 23
Common Alpine
Erebia epipsodea 9
Magdalena Alpine
Erebia magdalena 53
Small Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus 54
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala 15
Canyonland Satyr
Cyllopsis pertepida 55
Aphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria aphrodite 56
Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria atlantis 57
Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria callippe 58
Coronis Fritillary
Speyeria coronis 59
Edwards's Fritillary
Speyeria edwardsii 60
Great Basin Fritillary
Speyeria egleis 61
Northwestern Fritillary
Speyeria hesperis 62
Mormon Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia 17
Zerene Fritillary
Speyeria zerene 63
Meadow Fritillary
Boloria bellona 20
Arctic Fritillary
Boloria chariclea 64
Bog Fritillary
Boloria eunomia 65
Freija Fritillary
Boloria freija
Frigga Fritillary
Boloria frigga 66
Silver-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene 67
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia 68
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae 69
Queen
Danaus gilippus 70
Monarch
Danaus plexippus 70
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus 71
Behr's Hairstreak
Satyrium behrii 72
California Hairstreak
Satyrium californica 61
Coral Hairstreak
Satyrium titus 73
Western Green Hairstreak
Callophrys affinis 74
Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus 34
Western Pine Elfin
Callophrys eryphon 13
Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus 23
Moss's Elfin
Callophrys mossii 75
Hoary Elfin
Callophrys polios
Sheridan's Hairstreak
Callophrys sheridanii 65
Thicket Hairstreak
Callophrys spinetorum 24
Lustrous Copper
Lycaena cupreus 76
Blue Copper
Lycaena heteronea 46
Ruddy Copper
Lycaena rubidus 46
Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides 77
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo 15
Lucia Azure
Celastrina lucia 67
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus 78
Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus 16
Ancilla Blue
Euphilotes ancilla 79
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina 80
Western Tailed-Blue
Cupido amyntula 45
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas 81
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola 82
Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon 83
Cotundra Blue
Icaricia cotundra
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides 84
Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini 1
Icaricia lupini texanus
Icaricia lupini texanus 36
Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus 24
Shasta Blue
Icaricia shasta 85
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa 24
Southern Dogface
Zerene cesonia 86
Mexican Yellow
Eurema mexicana 87
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole 88
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur
Colias alexandra 89
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme 90
Mead's Sulphur
Colias meadii 91
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice 92
Scudder's Sulphur
Colias scudderii 93
Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe 94
Julia Orangetip
Anthocharis julia 95
Large Marble
Euchloe ausonides 96
Olympia Marble
Euchloe olympia 97
Pine White
Neophasia menapia 16
Margined White
Pieris marginalis 98
Cabbage White
Pieris rapae 99
Becker's White
Pontia beckerii 100
Western White
Pontia occidentalis 84
Checkered White
Pontia protodice 68
Spring White
Pontia sisymbrii 24
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